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Shay Jackson NUTR 318 Nutrition Critical Thinking Activity No. 4 on Diet and Chronic Disease Part One: Organic Granola Label Analysis Questions: 1. Explain how each of the claims on the side panel of this label can impact health in the body. a. Pomegranate—it protects body from type 2 diabetes and obesity, it helps in improving gut help and digestion. b. Apples—apples are good for heart, and they help in weight loss c. Low sodium—it helps in lowering the blood pressure when it helps those with hypertension. d. Whole grain—it lowers the risk of hear diseases and obesity. 2. How might the organic claims made by this product benefit the health of the body in the long term? a. All the claims that are given on the side of the granola package are good for the heart. They are all involved in preventing the bad cholesterol formation which is good for health. 3. Why is the amount of cholesterol in this product listed as 0 percent?

Shay Jackson a. The cholesterol content is zero because all the claims given are natural eatables that contain less amounts of cholesterol. 4. What are the sources of saturated fat in this product? a. This product is used with milk so the saturated fat would come from the milk. 5. Health benefits a. Why are lower intakes of saturated fat important to maintain the health of the body? i. High intake of saturated fats causes high risk to the heart as they form bad cholesterol in our body. This product having less saturated fat makes it so there is a lower chance of have health issues. b. What are the benefits for the cardiovascular system? i. The benefits for cardiovascular system are the granola provides high nutrition that does not increase LDL levels which are bad cholesterol that causes cardiovascular diseases, so there is no chance of affecting with cardiovascular diseases. c. Are there any other benefits? i. Other benefits are vegetables which are also ingredients of granola. Vegetables give all vitamins and they protect skin as well as, increase blood levels.

Shay Jackson Part Two: Intake Analysis- Diet and Disease

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Shay Jackson Questions: 1. Look at eating plans A, E, and F and answer the following questions: a. Which of these eating plans could help lower blood pressure or reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure? i. Eating plan E could reduce the blood pressure or decrease the risk of high blood pressure. b. What nutrients does the chosen eating plan provide that could lower blood pressure? i. There are various nutrients in plan E which can reduce the blood pressure such as: Flax seed cereals, soy milk, yogurt, blueberries, raspberries, olives, salmon, sweet green peppers, etc. c. What nutrient does the chosen eating plan limit that could also help lower blood pressure through its restriction? i. Coffee is one of the ingredients that could lower the blood pressure on its restriction. As consumption of coffee increase the blood pressure. d. Which of these eating plans is considered atherogenic and why? i. Eating plan F can be considered as atherogenic because it includes fat rich food such as bacon, beef, cheese, chicken breast, scrambled eggs, and pork. e. How could the eating plan you selected in 1d be modified to reduce its atherogenic potential? i. The atherogenic potential can be reduced by decreasing the amount of fat containing food and replacing high cholesterol food with those that are lower in cholesterol. 2. Look at eating plans A, E, F, and G and answer the following questions: a. Which of these eating plans contains the greatest amount of fiber? i. Eating plan E contains the greatest amount of fiber. b. What are the sources of fiber in the eating plan you selected in 2a? i. Sources of fiber are Nature Paths flax cereals, raspberries, carrots, whole wheat wasa crackers, peanut butter, asparagus spears, tomatoes, etc. c. What conditions can be prevented by adequate fiber intake? i. By adequate fiber intake, the problems related to constipation and irregular bowel movements can be prevented. d. Which of these eating plans contributes the most calcium? i. Eating plan F contains the greatest amount of calcium. e. What are the sources of calcium in the selected eating plan in 2d? i. Sources of calcium are milk, and different types of cheese. f. What health conditions can adequate calcium levels possibly prevent? i. By adequate calcium intake the problems that are related to bones and teeth can be prevented. Calcium helps bones and teeth to become strong. g. How can eating plans A and F be modified to reduce their cancer-causing potential? i. Eating plan, A contains beet which contains 4.5% alcohol. Alcohol increases the risk of cancer, so the consumption of beer must be reduced or eliminated. Eating plan F

Shay Jackson has some processed foods that could be cancer causing, eliminating those could help decrease the risk. h. How can eating plans A and F be modified to reduce their saturated fat contents? i. Eating plan A contains ham and beef whereas eating plan F contains bacon, beef, and pork. So their consumption amount must be reduced. For each plan there should only be a single source of animal fat.