Blog Assignment #13 Essential Question Presentation

Essential Question: How can Nutrition best address health concerns?

 A- By eating healthful foods and avoiding or substituting unhealthful foods
Examples of Healthy Foods: Lean protein such as Fish, Vegetables, Fruits, Whole Grains, Soy based products. Skim Milk.
Examples of Unhealthy Foods:  Fast Food, Soda, Bacon/Fatty Meat, Whole Milk/Cream, Butter, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup.

• Facts/Examples: If you want to avoid high blood pressure, reduce the amount of salt in your diet.

• To reduce LDL" bad" cholesterol, only eat Red Meat occasionally, and cut butter, egg yolks, and most dairy products from your diet
• If you are a Vegetarian, get more Iron in your diet from sources such as Broccoli and Spinach

 Sources: Kaiser Nutrition Class for Teens/ Nutrition for Life/The China Study