Especialidades JA/Nutrición - Avanzado/Requisitos

Nutrición - Avanzado

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1. Tener la especialidad de Nutrición.

2. Leer un libro acerca de la nutrición.

3. Hacer lo siguiente:

a. Mantener un diario de lo que come durante una semana usando un programa de computador y/o una aplicación de nutrición.

b. Calcular (muchos programas de computadoras o aplicaciones hacen esto automáticamente) la cantidad total de nutrientes de los siguientes elementos en su dieta de cada día: calorías, proteínas, hierro, calcio, vitamina A, tiamina, riboflavina, niacina, vitamina C o ácido ascórbico.

4. ¿Cómo está el número de nutrientes en su dieta comparado con la Ingesta diaria recomendada?

5. Explain why a high fiber diet is important, and tell how this can be obtained.

6. Name three diseases due to malnutrition, and describe the symptoms of each.

7. What are the symptoms of vitamin B₁₂ deficiency?

8. What advice would you give a person who decided to be a total vegetarian?

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats? Which is the most healthful, and why?

10. Why is it advisable to use less sugar in the diet? List several ways in which this may be accomplished.

11. What are amino acids? How many are needed to make all the proteins in the body? What is meant by essential amino acids? How many of them are essential? Where can you get all the essential amino acids?

12. Know the difference between water and fat soluble vitamins. What are two common vitamins that are fat soluble? What are two vitamins that are water soluble?

13. Using the book Counsels on Diet and Foods by Ellen G. White, write a paragraph on the benefits of a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet.

14. Explain why you need to balance exercise with your food intake. Why is it important not to take excessive amounts of some vitamins and minerals?