Human Nutrition

Running head: HUMAN NUTRITION

Human Nutrition

Shelton Holden

University of Phoenix

Human Nutrition

SCI/220

Donna Lupinacci

Jun 26, 2006

Abstract

This paper will discuss how one feels about the daily intake why being recorded and if the individual followed the recommended food pyramid. Which groups of foods are underrepresented and overrepresented in the individual diet will be discuss as well. The variety of foods and choices made will be mention whether it was monotonous or not. Finally, the results of how the individual met the various food pyramid groups will be mention as well.

Human Nutrition

Dieting can be very hard to any individual, who has no motivation to push forward to dieting. No magic can cause weight loss or weight gain. According to Ask the Dietitian a variety of foods from meat, dairy, grains, vegetables, and fruits can be helpful to any diet (Ask the Dietitian [AD], 1995-2003). During this class, the class was given several assignments in which the first assignment was to record the dietary intake for day one.

Accurate reporting of energy intake is critical within this study. The proper recording can show some importance to whom is currently on the diet. Some people may think recording their daily intake is a waste of time but it is very helpful. By monitoring the daily intake, people can only see how much they consume at each meal. Unlike not monitoring, the individual will have to relay on the trust system. When the recorded daily intake is monitored, the daily intake can examine the effects of energy balance fuel mix within human metabolism.

Recording the dietary intake has some disadvantages, it may not be a good thing to some but the author feels that recording slows down the process of any dieting plan. If on a proper diet, the author feels that no recording should be necessary. As the day that was recorded, the author feels that the proper foods were eating for the particular diet that individual was on. When dieting it is not how much they eat but what they eat.

The author has seen many people go on diets but food is not always the cause of weight gain. Weight gain can be caused by many factors such as stress, thyroid problems, or family history. The author did consume the proper amount for the particular diet the author was on but did not follow the current pyramid. Not all diets can be followed by the food pyramid. There are many diets such as the cortisol diet, Jenny Craig, the