Food Nutrition
Children’s health and nutrition
Proper health and nutrition is of critical importance to the growth and development of young children yet many American children eat in ways that do not meet proper nutrition guidelines. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the media, and its promotion of junk food, is one of the main culprits in the obesity epidemic. Read the article, “Children, Adolescents, Obesity, and the Media,” and watch the video, We’re Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
In your post, address the following:
What role does the media play in the promotion of unhealthy food choices? Identify and describe a specific example.
What are the long-term consequences of these media messages on children’s health and nutrition?
Contemporary nutrition information
Purpose: To give you an opportunity to critically evaluate contemporary nutrition information that is published on the internet. Using evidence based resources on the internet to research and evaluate contemporary web-based nutrition information will assist you in
Phytochemicals
please read through the file of the assignment carefully, then go and do the assignment that you being asked.
The impacts of food insecurity
Topic: The impacts of food insecurity among low income families on Health (Food insecurity refers to consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year). I’m volunteering at the food bank so this topic relates to my volunteer.
Please write 4 pages double spaced paper (exclude Title and References page). The paper must have Introduction, Methods, Literature Review, Result, and Discussion section. Paper’s requirements are in the attached document.
The Influence of Culture & Environment on Eating
Select a culture/race different than your own. Research: 1) nutrition related health issues/disparities of concern for the population (e.g., diabetes, CVD, obesity, etc.); 2) cultural norms/environment influencing eating behaviors; and 3) strategies/resources to promote healthy eating incorporating cultural norms/environment. For example, your fact sheet might be titled, A Snapshot of Hispanics: Culture, Diet & Health; a first section titled, The Impact of Poor Eating Habits; a second section titled, The Influence of Culture & Environment on Eating; and a third section titled, Incorporating Culture to Improve Eating Habits. You should find the necessary information in the data sets discussed in Ch. 10, the list of websites in Appendix 6, and general web searches on your population.
Fact sheets should include: a title; your name/date created in bottom footnote; at least 1-2 images/pictures: at least 3 bulleted facts for each section; a list of at least 3 professional references