Nutrition

Nutrition plays an essential role in supporting fitness and exercise. If you increase your level of physical activity, your need for nutrients and calories will also increase. In addition, the foods you eat before and after you exercise will have an impact on your performance during the physical activity and on your recovery afterward. Perform some library research, and in a 2-3 page paper written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following: Describe the importance of pre- and post-exercise nutrition choices. Provide examples of foods that are appropriate selections for each category. Explain how foods and nutrients (including fluids and electrolytes) help improve a person’s performance during physical activity and their recovery afterward. Consider your responses to items 1 and 2 above, and suggest an appropriate nutritional plan for a physically active person. Be sure to explain what the person should consume in an average day to support their caloric and nutritional needs. Cite at least 2 credible references and present the resources in APA format on the References page.

1. Describe at least three strategies on ways to decrease sedentary activity and to develop an active lifestyle. 2. Identify the five main components that make up overall fitness.   3. Describe carbohydrate intake during pre-exercise, carbohydrate intake, and post exercise. 4. Identify and describe at least five components of intuitive eating. 5. Select one eating disorder and describe this eating disorder, its warning signs and treatments.  6. Discuss at least five side effects of excessive weight loss in anorexia nervosa and purging in bulimia nervosa. *** Remember to use at least 1 scholarly resource outside of your textbook.

1. Identify at least three heart-healthy tips for dining out. 2. Select one chronic disease and identify both dietary risk factors and non-dietary risk factors related to this chronic disease. 3. Identify at least three dietary components that may be associated with cancer risk and explain how they are associated with cancer risk. 4. Identify at least three basic tenets of size acceptance and describe each one of them. 5. Explain the behavior modification techniques for reducing obesity.  6. Identify at least five factors that affect obesity and discuss their influences.

1) https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biology-and-the-scientific-method/a/the-science-of-biology 2) https://foodinsight.org/evaluating-scientific-evidence/ 3)https://theconversation.com/essays-on-health-how-food-companies-can-sneak-bias-into-scientific-research-65873 Please review the 3 links above and answer the following questions.  Please make sure to cite the information informally when you answer (i.e. the Kahn Academy recommended…..) 1. What is the scientific method and why is it useful? 2. What is the hierarchy of scientific evidence? 3. Be able to utilize the study design check list  and understand the “study design cheat sheet”for assignment #1. 4. What are the different categories of research bias?  Be able to give an example of each. 5. How does research bias effect nutrition research? 6. What needs to be done?