NUTRI300 - Nutrition

For Your Information:

Vitamin A - Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University

Vitamin D - Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University

Vitamin E - Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University

Vitamin K - Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University
 

Visit the World Health Organization to learn about "vitamin deficiencies" around the  world:
http://www.who.int

Go to the following site to view: What are some current issues and controversies about vitamin D:
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp

Go to the following site to view "Hypervitaminosis A" (click on 'Print Version'):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000350.htm

Go to the following site to view "Hypervitaminosis D" (click on 'Print Version'):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001594.htm

Go to the following site to view "Rickets" (click on 'Print Version): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000344.htm

 Go to the following site to view "Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Tool": http://altmed.od.nih.gov/health/supplement-safety

Instructions:
 a. Use the NUTRITION CALC reports from your 3-Day Diet Analysis to answer
     the following questions. 
 b. Use complete sentences when appropriate.
 c. The questions and the responses are to be submitted.
     Responses are to be put in any charts provided.
 d) Minus 10 points for not following directions
 
1.  Look at your ''Bar Graph Report' (on 'All Daily Reports' sheet).
    How much cholesterol did you consume?
    ________mg.  (1 pt.)

2.  Does your diet supply more than 300 mg cholesterol/day? ___ Yes  ___ No
     (1 pt.)
     Americans are advised to limit their cholesterol intake to no more than
     300 mg/day.

3.  Look at your 'Spreadsheet Reports' for Days 1, 2, and 3.
     Which foods provided the most cholesterol?
    How many milligrams of cholesterol did these foods provide? (3 pts.) 

    Day 1:            Food Item:             Serving Size:         Milligrams of cholesterol:
                 a.
                 b.
                 c.

    Day 2:              Food Item:             Serving Size:         Milligrams of cholesterol:
                 a.
                 b.
                 c.

    Day 3:              Food Item:             Serving Size:         Milligrams of cholesterol:
                 a.
                 b.
                 c.

4. (a) Looking at your responses to questions 1 -3, how does your dietary intake of
        cholesterol compare to the current recommendation? (1 pt)


    (b) Do you notice any patterns? Explain. (1 pt)


    (c) What recommendations and/or changes in the total amount of cholesterol
         would you make for yourself?  Be specific. Give examples. (1 pt)



5.  Look at 'Calories & Fat' (on 'All Daily Reports' sheet).
    What percent of your total kcals came from fat?
    ________%.  (1 pt.)

6.  How does your response in #5 compare with the recommendation to consume
    20-35% of total kcals from fat? (1 pts)


 7.  Look at your ''Bar Graph Report' (on 'All Daily Reports' sheet).
     How many grams  of fat did you consume from each of the following categories: 
     (1 pts.)

    Saturated fat            ______
    Monounsaturated fat  ______
    Polyunsaturated fat    ______
    Trans fat                  ______

8.  Look at your 'Spreadsheet Reports' for Days 1, 2, and 3.
    a.  For each day, list the 3 foods that contributed the most fat in your diet;
    b.  indicate the serving sizes for each food eaten, and
    c.  put a check mark to indicate whether these foods contain primarily saturated,
         monounsaturated, polyunsaturated fats, or trans fats.  (3 pts.)

Day 1:     Food Item:   Serving size:    Saturated fat    MUFA    PUFA   Trans

      a.
      b.
      c.

Day 2:     Food Item:    Serving size:   Saturated fat    MUFA     PUFA    Trans

      a.
      b.
      c.

Day 3:     Food Item:    Serving size:   Saturated fat    MUFA     PUFA    Trans

      a.
      b.
      c.

9. Look at your 'Spreadsheet Reports' for Days 1, 2, and 3.
   List the 10 foods that contributed the most grams of total fat to your diet.
   List these foods in order starting with the largest amount of total fat grams.
   Do not list the same food item more than once.
    (3 pts)