Assignment: Nutrition and Disease
Nutrition plays a vital role in a person's overall health and well-being. Not getting enough of the recommended nutrients over the long-term can lead to malnutrition which often results in disease and illness.
In a 3 pages paper, address the following:
i. Define malnutrition and identify a specific disease that can result from it.
ii. Perform library research about the selected disease, and explain its physiological effects on a person's body.
iii. Describe the relationship between specific foods/nutrients and the disease. Use the questions below to guide your response.
iv. Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increase a person's chance of contracting the disease?
v. Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with the disease?
vi. How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat the disease?
vii. Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help combat the disease.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.