Assignment Part 1: Briefly summarize how one's nutritional needs change over the course of one's life. Tip: Examples might include the number of calories or amount of protein needed.
Assignment Part 2: In your opinion, does the responsibility to improve eating behaviors rest on the individual consumer, or on the food industry? Explain your position and describe how health promotion programs might encourage this.
Assignment Part 3: Identify a nutritional issue associated with a nutritional deficiency or excess. Then do some research to answer the following questions about the issue and share your findings with the class:
- What is the nutritional issue?
- Does this issue affect a specific population?
- What are the causes or factors that contribute to this issue?
- What are the barriers to solving or preventing further issues?
- What are the solutions? What is being done now? What could be done in the future?
- B. What are some guidelines we can apply to make informed food choices?