Nutrition

Discussion: Obesity as a Personal Problem and a Social Problem Introduction to the Activity This Engage discussion activity addresses?Module?Outcomes?1?and 2. In the readings, videos, and websites for Module 1, you were?introduced?to the concept of obesity as both a personal problem, on a micro level of analysis, and a social problem, on?the?macro level?of analysis. In thinking of obesity in this way, you can apply a social problems framework much in the same way?as you would to other?social problems like inequalities in education, for example.? Please use?the assigned materials for this module to address?the prompt?below.?? You may want to access the Readings and Materials page for review. Instructions to Learners Before beginning this activity, be sure to read the Module Notes, assigned readings, and view the assigned videos and websites.?Use as much detail from the readings and other learning materials in the module as possible?to answer the following questions.??? Based on both the Module Notes, the assigned reading,?and video,?to what extent do you perceive obesity to be a personal problem or a social problem?? Why??? What?do you see as the most important?individual?or social?factors that cause overeating??? From your perspective, what do you see as the greatest impact obesity has on society?as a social problem??? PLEASE GO TO THE SWAY LINK PROVIDED BELOW TO VIEW THE MODULE NOTES SOC221 Module 1 Notes: The Social Problems Framework The Module Notes introduce the discussion of obesity as both a personal and social problem, which is used to conceptualize obesity from a social?problems?framework.?The notes summarize key?… Go to this Sway https://sway.office.com/U22shywFzsMjGut4?ref=Link&loc=play

SOC221: WHY WE OVEREAT: PERSPECTIVES ON NUTRITION JUN2020 30070415 [8wk]AssignmentsM3.4 Food and the Brain Introduction to the Activity This Evaluate writing assignment addresses Course Outcome 2. You have read and viewed the assigned materials discussing how foods high in fat and sugar affect the brain. You have learned how advertisements are designed to cause us to desire fat and sugar, which can lead to overconsumption. In this writing assignment, you will further analyze the brain’s role in overeating and why some of us are more likely to give into these cravings than others. Finally, you will describe how the food industry uses advertisements that cause our brains to crave unhealthy foods. Be sure to support your work with the learning materials provided and any additional references that you would like to include. Please see the Readings and Materials page for review. Please read/watch the following and post below if you have any questions: Read:? Required? Module Notes: Your Brain and Food (Links to an external site.) Jabr, F. (2016). That craving for dessert. (Links to an external site.)Scientific American, 314(1), 23–24. Spence, C., Okajima, K., Cheok, A. D., Petit, O., & Michel, C. (2016). Eating with our eyes: From visual hunger to digital satiation. (Links to an external site.)Brain and Cognition, 110, 53–63. Wenk, G. L. (2015). Neurobiology of feeding. In Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings. (Links to an external site.)Oxford: Oxford University Press, (pp.27-64). Optional Thirumaga, K., Preetha, S., & Devi, R. G. (2018). Unhygienic food and sugar craving: A short review. (Links to an external site.)Drug Invention Today, 10(11), 2270–2272. View:? Required?? Feelings of hunger. (Links to an external site.) (2014). Segment 7 of Memory. Switch International. (3:44 mins). Closed Captioned. The skinny on obesity: Sugar – a sweet addiction (episode 4). (Links to an external site.)(2012). (7:14 mins). Closed Captioned. Maracle, A. (2017, March 1). Society’s sweet tooth: The brain’s response to sugar. (Links to an external site.) TEDx Talks. (13:00 mins). Closed Captioned. Use the EC Library resources for research assistance and to properly cite your work:? Instructions to Learners In your essay, please address the following questions: What is the brain’s role in overeating? Using at least two of the listed readings in the module from this week, describe what happens in our brains to cause us to overeat, especially food high in fat and sugar. Why are some of us more likely to overeat than others? How do food advertisers capitalize on our brains’ responses to food? Your essay will be evaluated in terms of how thoroughly you: answer the questions above; use resources to document your main points, and properly cite referenced work. Your essay should address all of the questions above and should consist of approximately 500 words of text (approximately 2 pages of double-spaced and 12 point font of text). Be sure to include specific examples and references from this week’s readings and any additional references you would like to include. Use in-text citations and a reference list that will make up an additional page. To successfully complete?M3.4 Evaluate, you will need to organize your responses to the questions and then craft a formatted essay that includes each of the following:? A title page. A well-developed introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the essay and briefly referencing some of the main points/contentions offered in the essay. The body of the essay should consist of your effort to best answer the primary questions from the assignment prompt and should consist of approximately 500 words of text (approximately 2 pages of double-spaced and 12 point font of text). Though the method by which this is done is largely up to you, it is essential that the responses to the questions in the prompt be based upon scholarly readings and should remain at all times defensible (in an academic sense). You have a great deal of information to draw from in creating your essay, including the assigned readings and hyperlinked sources in the Module Notes. As is the case with every assignment in SOC221, presenting any unsubstantiated, illogical, or indefensible position will have an adverse effect on the final grade. Please direct any questions regarding these expectations to the instructor. A concise concluding paragraph that briefly restates both the purpose of the essay as well as some of the primary arguments offered by you, the essay’s author. Be sure the concluding paragraph does not introduce new information. A list of all sources consulted the preparation of the essay. The essay should be formatted according to APA-style documentation. (Links to an external site.) This includes the format of the list of references. M3.4 Evaluate is due at the end of Module 3 by Sunday at 11:59 PM EST. This course fully integrates Turnitin. Be sure to view the Turnitin instructions before submitting.

Before completing this activity, please read the Module Notes, entitled The Causes and Social Consequences of Childhood Obesity. You can also access a PDF version.Preview the document . Discussion: The Increase in Childhood Obesity Introduction to the Activity This Engage discussion activity addresses Module Outcomes 1, 2, and 3. In this module you have reviewed a great deal of material related to childhood obesity, and now you have the opportunity to engage this topic directly and with your fellow classmates. You may want to access the Readings and Materials page for review. https://sway.office.com/ykHS3b7C31NpLnyW?ref=Link&loc=play Read:? Required? Module Notes: The Causes and Social Consequences of Childhood Obesity (Links to an external site.) Dawes, L. (2014). Bigger bodies in a broken world: Television and the epidemic of childhood obesity. (Links to an external site.)In Childhood obesity in America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, (pp.173-190). Jackson, S. L., & Cunningham, S. A. (2015). Social competence and obesity in elementary school. (Links to an external site.) American Journal of Public Health, 105(1), 153–158. Werner, D. (2017). Battling childhood obesity. (Links to an external site.) USA Today Magazine, 146(2866), 62. View/Review:? Required?? US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Childhood Obesity Facts. (Links to an external site.) World Health Organization. (n.d.). Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. (Links to an external site.) Feelings of hunger. (Links to an external site.) (2014). Segment 7 of Memory. Switch International. (3:43 mins). Closed Captioned. The skinny on obesity: Sugar – a sweet addiction (episode 4). (Links to an external site.)(2012). (7:14 mins). Closed Captioned. Maracle, A. (2017, March 1). Society’s sweet tooth: The brain’s response to sugar. (Links to an external site.)TEDx Talks. (13:00 mins). Closed Captioned. Optional Readings: Carlisle, K. L., Buser, J. K., & Carlisle, R. M. (2012). Childhood food addiction and the family. (Links to an external site.)Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 20(3), 332–339. Milliken-Smith, S., & Potter, C. M. (2018). Paternal origins of obesity: Emerging evidence for incorporating epigenetic pathways into the social determinants of health framework. (Links to an external site.) Social Science & Medicine. Nestle, M. (2013). Starting early: Underage consumers. (Links to an external site.)In Food politics: How the food industry influences nutrition and health. Berkeley: University of California Press, (pp.178-197). Use the EC Library resources for research assistance and to properly cite your work:? Sociology?Research Guide (Links to an external site.)? Plagiarism & Copyright (Links to an external site.)? Excelsior Library Writing Help? (Links to an external site.) APA Citation Help (Links to an external site.)? Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL) (Links to an external site.)? Questions? Do you have questions on the topics, content or activities? Click “Reply” to post in the discussion forum below. Please keep in mind that this is an area to which all learners in the course have access. If you have a more personal question (for example, grades or grading), please contact your instructor. Discussion Posting Guide Instructions to Learners Before beginning this activity, be sure to read the Module Notes, assigned readings, and view the assigned videos. Use as much detail from the readings and other learning materials in the module as possible to answer the following question prompts. Based on the assigned materials this week, explain why we have seen increased rates of obesity in children since the 1960s. How is society responsible? How are parents responsible?

SOC221: WHY WE OVEREAT: PERSPECTIVES ON NUTRITION JUN2020 30070415 [8wk]AssignmentsM2.4 Identifying and Breaking Eating Habits M2.4 Identifying and Breaking Eating Habits Introduction to the Activity This Evaluate writing assignment addresses Course Outcomes 2, 4, and 5 (and Module Outcome 2). You have read?and?viewed the assigned materials which discuss not only?how we develop eating habits,?but?also?how we can break unwanted habits. You learned that eating habits are both personal and social in nature and are affected by a variety of factors including gender, income, and culture. This assignment provides an opportunity to use the information from the?Food Journal to identify your own eating habits. You?can also?begin to?put yourself in the role of a?Human?Services professional?who is assessing?a client?trying to?break a bad eating habit. Be sure to support your work with the learning materials provided, examples from your?Food Journal,?and any additional references?that you would like to include. Please see the Readings and Materials page for review. Instructions to Learners For the past two?weeks, you have been keeping a Food Journal. Based on the entries in the?Food?Journal, discuss?and evaluate the?eating habits you identified.?? Identify?some of?your key eating habits.??Did you?know you had them prior to the Food Journal??? Is?there any?one?eating?habit you identified?that you?would like to break??? Using the four steps to break an eating habit,?as outlined by the Mayo Clinic, (Links to an external site.) which step would you use to break the habit??? Your essay will be evaluated in terms of how thoroughly you:? answer the questions above; use resources to document your main points, and properly cite referenced work.? Your essay should address all of the questions above and should consist of at least?250?words of text (at least?1?page of double-spaced and?12 point?font of text).?Use in-text citations and a reference list that will make up an additional page.?Be sure to include specific examples from the?Food?Journal and references from this week’s readings.?? To successfully complete?M2.4 Evaluate, you will need to organize your responses to the questions and then craft a formatted essay that includes each of the following:? A title page. A well-developed introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the essay and briefly referencing some of the main points/contentions offered in the essay.? The body of the essay should consist of your effort to best answer the primary questions from the assignment prompt and should consist of at least?250 words of text (at least?1?page of double-spaced and?12 point?font of text).? Though the method by which this is done is largely up to you, it is essential that the responses to the questions in the prompt be based upon scholarly readings and?should remain at all times?defensible (in an academic sense).? You have a great deal of information to draw from in creating your essay, including the assigned readings and?hyperlinked sources in the Module Notes.??As is the?case with every assignment in SOC221, presenting any unsubstantiated, illogical, or indefensible position will have an adverse effect on the final grade. ?Please direct any questions regarding these expectations to the instructor. A concise concluding paragraph that briefly restates both the purpose of the essay as well as some of the primary arguments offered by you, the essay’s author.? Be sure the concluding paragraph does not introduce new information. A list of all sources consulted the preparation of the essay.? The essay should be formatted according to?APA-style documentation.? (Links to an external site.)?This includes the format of the list of references.? M2.4 Evaluate is due at the end of Module 2 by Sunday at 11:59 PM EST. This course fully integrates Turnitin. Be sure to view the Turnitin instructions before submitting. Submission Compose your work using a word processor (or other software as appropriate) and save it frequently to your computer. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you upload it. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Browse My Computer” and find your file. Once you have located your file, click “Open” and, if successful, the file name will appear under the Attached files heading. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Submit.”?? Evaluation M2.4 Evaluate is worth 7% of your overall course grade and will be assessed by the SLA Writing RubricPreview the document. Review this rubric carefully so that you understand how you will be graded. References

Instructions: Read each scenario, then give a brief nutrition assessment based on information provided. Provide nutritional and lifestyle guidance. Case Study #1 Martha Martha is a 32 year old woman who is on her 4th pregnancy. She has a pre-pregnancy weight of 170 lbs and she is 62 inches tall. She eats all meals at home but often finishes the food on her kids’ plates. She makes dessert every night. She is in her 8th week of pregnancy and has gained 10 lbs so far. Advise on Martha’s weight status before pregnancy and give recommendations for her pregnancy weight gain. Case Study #2 Deborah Deborah is a 21 year old woman who is on her first pregnancy. Her pre-pregnancy weight was 95 and she is 60 inches tall. She is a waitress and is on her feet every day on her 12 hour shifts. She is able to eat a quick breakfast on the run and a dinner meal when she gets home. She is 28 weeks pregnant and has gained 5 lbs. She is a smoker. Advise on Deborah’s weight status before pregnancy and give recommendations for her pregnancy weight gain.

As a teacher, you have an opportunity to share the knowledge you have gained in this course with your colleagues to collaboratively approach health, nutrition, safety, and wellness goals. In this final project, you will create a presentation for other educators in your center focused on developing a program that values health, nutrition, safety, and wellness. For this presentation, imagine yourself in a team of teachers at an early childcare setting working toward accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In this process, you have been tasked with creating a professional development training for teachers focused on enhancing effective health, nutrition, and safety practices at your early childcare center. Use what has been learned in this course, as well as practical application and research, to support your presentation. You can be creative for this presentation but you must include the following: 1. Introduction that states the purpose of the presentation (one slide) 2. Health and wellness (two slides) Explain what this component includes in the early childhood classroom. Describe two strategies to support health and wellness in the classroom. Describe one idea, activity, or game concerning an important nutrition topic for families to explore. For example, you may include a sorting game that has pictures or text of sick or hurt children. Families can then sort the content into two piles, such as “okay to attend school” or “stay home.” Example of pictures or text could include a runny nose, fever, scraped knee, sneezing, adhesive bandage, etcetera. Consider creative and fun ideas that allow families to explore the topic and materials. Potentially being something for future use, apply effort in making it useful for yourself and others. 3. Nutrition (two slides) Explain what this component includes in the early childhood classroom. Describe two strategies to support nutritional choices and possible food allergies in children. Describe one idea, activity, or game concerning an important nutrition topic for families to explore. For example, you may include a healthy recipe book, a single recipe for making a healthy snack together, or a grocery store game. Demonstrate a way that will involve families in learning about nutrition. 4. Safety (two slides) Explain what this component includes in the early childhood classroom. Describe two strategies on safety in the early childhood classroom. Describe one idea, activity, or game concerning an important safety topic for families to explore. For example, you might consider giving each child a composition book to encourage children and families to draw a picture of something that they do safely or a safety practice they follow at home. Be creative. What is one way for inspiring families to engage in a safety topic? 5. Obstacles and plan (two slides) Discuss one obstacle that teachers may encounter when implementing strategies for health and wellness, nutrition, and safety and a plan for dealing with the challenge. 6. Family engagement resources (one to two slides) Identify at least two resources that teachers can utilize in their planning and implementing of health and wellness, nutrition, and safety. These can be text or web-based resources. Include one APA citation for a children’s book that you can place in an informational backpack for families to read together. In addition to the citation, please summarize the story. Include one APA citation for a resource that will support families in learning more about one of the topics. In addition to the citation, please summarize the resource. Summary of what was covered in the presentation (one slide). Reference page (one slide) Include the resources that you used for the information on your slides. You have two options for your Final Presentation You may choose to submit a PowerPoint presentation. Or you may choose to create a Prezi (Links to an external site.) presentation using the free version. Be creative in your delivery. Include visuals, audio, and video if you choose. Take time to be thorough in your content. Be sure to address the required topics with critical thought, elaboration, and college-level writing. The Health, Wellness, Nutrition, and Safety Presentation Must be 11 to 12 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA style Must include a separate title slide with the following: Title of project Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.). Must use at least eight scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional

1. Use proper 8th edition MLA style for paper headings, page numbering, in-text citations, Works Cited page. 2. Double-space entire paper (do not use extra spacing to fulfill page requirement); 12 point font (Times New Roman or its equivalent from another word processor other than Microsoft Word). 3. The final research paper is to be 5+ pages of text (full pages), an additional Appendix and Works Cited page will also be included. 4. No cover sheet for MLA.5. Unless used in a direct quote, do not use second-person voice or contractions. Evaluation Criteria: 1. Has the paper made a worthwhile contribution to the knowledge of the other members of the class? 2. Has the investigation been thorough enough to be convincing? 3. Is the paper unified around a research thesis? 4. Is the paper “original” in that it takes an approach to the research thesis that has not already been rehashed again and again in print? Does the paper include an original alternative source? 5. Does the paper include research methods suitable to the question it asks? 6. Is the paper substantiated well with documented evidence? 7. Is the documentation (including quoted and paraphrased material) handled smoothly and accurately?

The video report must have a formal reference at the top of the page as a title (2pts), a sentence containing the purpose (why it produced) of the video (2pts), a paragraph at least 10 lines long containing a summary of the video (4pts), and a paragraph with personal comments (2pts.). Each report must be based a nutritionfacts.org video or another approved video. Late assignments and video reports will receive reduced points Any video on https://nutritionfacts.org/ is okay to use as long as it’s not on the Corona Virus. Thank you!

we are exploring some current “hot button issues” in nutrition. Among them is the question of whether eating organic foods is really better for both individuals and the larger world. Unfortunately, there remains a great deal of confusion in the words we use to label and define organic foods, and the true nature of organic farming practices. Please read the following articles: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolyna-de-laurentiis/misleading-food-labels_b_2627388.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/04/17/304205632/can-wal-mart-really-make-organic-food-cheap-for-everyone http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/26/283112526/chickens-laying-organic-eggs-eat-imported-food-and-its-pricey http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/05/08/477057872/what-is-natural-food-a-riddle-wrapped-in-notions-of-good-and-evil So – what do you think the future is? What is the responsible way forward? Are you going to eat organic? Why or why not? What do you think would be the best way to promote healthy eating and farming? ******Update – here are some new articles about the latest things going on in the world of organic foods – and it also touches on the ideas of labelling and consumer choice, which are critical to helping the public. What do you thinks about these issues? https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/19/612063389/usda-unveils-prototypes-for-gmo-food-labels-and-theyre-confusing (Links to an external site.) https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/03/487905333/organic-food-fights-back-against-non-gmo-rival

Hey there! This assignment is pretty simple, most of the answers are found in the textbook. I will be giving you the link. Also, please cite every page number after the answer to the question. textbook link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g2uyV8u0Nx7EWUAC-Fb7RndlcOMwCMuY/view?usp=drivesdk  (Links to an external site.) (1) How many people in the world suffer from not having sufficient food to eat? (2) How can one person, such as yourself, help bring about change that impacts the world? (3) How many people in the U.S. live in poverty? (4) How are food insecurity and obesity linked? (5) What is the primary cause of hunger in the world? (6) How many people in the world have no possessions at all? (this means only having the clothes they wear, and maybe a room with a mattress on the floor)? (7) How much money do the world’s poorest people spend on food out of their income? (8) How does your answer for q. 7 compare to people in the U.S.? (use this link to help you answer this question: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/05/01/average-food-spending-save-money/111623736/ (Links to an external site.) (9) What does the author of the textbook say about house cats’ food intake in the U.S., compared to hungry people in developing countries of the world? (10) Explain how and why women and children in the world are the poorest of the poor. (11) What are the chain of consequences of a world that underestimates the value of women? (12) Explain Hidden Hunger, and specifically how it affects women and children. (13) How many children per minute die due to malnutrition? (14) How does chronic malnutrition in children in developing countries, causes them to become adults that remain in poverty? (15) Define food deserts (page 335). (16) Can you think of areas in the Bay Area that may be defined as a Food Desert? (you can go outside the textbook to help you). (17) How are environmental degradation and hunger connected? (18) How much of our fresh water is wasted yearly to produce food that will be wasted? (19) How much food each year is wasted in the U.S.? (percentage and calories per person wasted) (20) How many pounds of grain are needed to produce one pound of beef? (21) How many calories of fuel are needed to create a can of corn? (22) How does agriculture decrease species diversity? (23) How does eating lower in the food chain help your health, and the planet’s health? (you can go outside the textbook to help you). (24) Define the ecological footprint. (25) Discuss 3 steps that governments and businesses can take to help create sustainability and restrict waste in the food supply. (26) Discuss 3 ways that you, individually, can waste less food at home (some examples can be found in page 582 and 588). (27) Discuss 3 ways that you, individually, can REALISTICALLY lower your ecological footprint.