NTS 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dietitian, Health Promotion
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Section 1. 7: what can you expect from good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle? concepts: what are some eating patterns, physical activities, and lifestyle recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention, healthy weight. North americans live longer and enjoy better general health. Many have better medical care and dietary patterns: however, affluence has led to sedentary lifestyles, high intakes of animal fat, cholesterol, and alcohol. Better technology and greater choices can provide a much healthier eating pattern today than ever before: the total diet. No good or bad foods: some foods provide relatively few nutrients in comparison to calorie content. Offer what it needs, it will serve you well: recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention. Dietary pattern: consume enough essential nutrients, including fiber, while moderating energy, solid fat, cholesterol, added sugar, and alcohol intake. Physical activity: do adequate, regular physical activity (at least 30 to 60 minutes on most or all days)
