Essays on Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics

Reading the article “Scope of Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics” by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics helped me to become more aware of the scope and of practice in nutrition and dietetics such as a registered dialectician’s scope of practice. Additionally, it helped me learn how a dietitian can be a leader and offer safe, culturally relevant and quality food service. The article also helped me to reflect on my personal knowledge which I have received at UD over the years. By reading the article, I also became aware of my weaknesses and how I can improve ...

Introduction

The consumption of fat, one of the main macronutrients, has long been popularly associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease. However, this generally accepted premise fails to discriminate among the several types of fat: saturated fats, trans- fats, monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. Thus, this statement comprises all fats regardless of the essential differences in structure among them, but is it accurate that all categories of fat in the diet carry the same health risk? This paper aims to answer this question.

Summary

The first type of fat to be analyzed in this paper is trans-fat, also known as trans-fatty acids ( ...

Overconsumption of Sucrose and Fructose may contribute to certain types of Cancer 1. Introduction Though it is hard to establish, the link between cancer and glucose does exist. This is especially disturbing given the fact that the link between diabetes and glucose has been of particular interest to the science community for the past three decades. The bottom line is that most of the problematic cum chronic illnesses in the world today are to a large extent lifestyle diseases. In fact, research has advanced to the extent that the link between strains of diabetes and those of cancer ...