I will need a discussion post completed. Please see instructions below:
You may select ONE of the following discussion topics (Options A, B, C, or D) for your original post.
Option A: One of the major topic areas of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as highlighted in our Unit 1 Learning Resources is to “Customize and enjoy nutrient-dense food and beverage choices to reflect personal preferences, cultural traditions, and budgetary considerations.”
Discuss how your personal preferences, cultural traditions, and budgetary considerations play a role in your food choices. Then, provide at least two examples of nutrient-dense food and beverage choices that you make or want to make. Explain why each food or beverage you listed is considered nutrient-dense.
Option B: Search the UMGC library or Google Scholar for a reliable research article published in a peer- reviewed journal on a nutrition topic of interest to you. Then, describe each of the five steps of the scientific method used in this research study (Question, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion). Make sure to provide specific details from the study you selected for each of the five steps.
Option C: Identify a digestive disease/disorder and describe the following in paragraph form:
- Name of the disease/disorder
- Description of the disease/disorder
- Signs and symptoms
- How is this diagnosed?
- Who is most at risk and why are they at an increased risk?
- Can this be prevented? If so, how?
- How is this treated?
- How is this disease/disorder impacted by our dietary intake? Include specific food sources if relevant.
Option D: Select a food or beverage currently in your house or something you recently ate. Upload a photo of the Nutrition Facts Label or provide a URL link to the label, then answer the following questions:
- What is the food?
- How much did you consume at one time?
- How many total carbohydrates did you consume in the amount you ate? How many grams of fiber? How many grams of total sugar? How many grams of added sugar?
- Describe how you feel about this carbohydrate breakdown after reading the textbook this week. Do you feel that it’s a food you should consume often or only on occasion? Why or why not?
- What could be the potential health impacts if you consumed this item regularly for a long period of time? Would you recommend making any changes to how often or how much of this product you consume? Why or why not?
- Strive to respond to classmates whose initial posts are on a different topic than your own topic.
- To earn full credit, include new, relevant, and helpful information (i.e. add something that you feel is missing, ask and answer a question for clarity or further learning, share a personal experience related to their post, etc.)
- Cite in APA format (in-text citations and a reference list)