Comparison of grain and fruit intake between Beninese women living in Benin and Immigrant women living in the U.S
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USING your OWN DATA PREPARE TWO FIGURES (tables and/or graphs [pie, bar or line charts]) to demonstrate and discuss:
Your height and weight, calculate BMI, and explain what it means in terms of your personal health, weight history and age.
Discuss: what food you eat in excess? What are the consequences of over-eating these foods? Discuss it in terms of the nutritional value of the food item and the medical risk associated with it. Example: Soda- too much sugar- empty calories- obesity…
Discuss what food you don’t eat but is recommended in Choosemyplate website and what are the consequences of overeating those foods? Discuss it in tern of the nutritional value of the food item and the medical risk associated with it.
E.g.: milk- not enough calcium- not enough Vitamin D- bone density, heart diseases-…
Discuss your intake of water and its health benefits
Discuss your intake of fiber and its health benefits
Discuss your intake of whole fruits, juices, fruit drinks and what’s the benefit or problem
Discuss your intake of vegetables- dark green and orange versus starchy vegetables and legumes and what’s the health benefits
Discus your intake of oils and fried foods
Discus your intake of sweets and junk foods
Theorize what factors have contributed to your poor health and eating behaviour.
