Use Ch. 1, 2, & 3 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words.
|What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? |
|Nutrition is the study of food at work in our bodies, our source for energy, and the medium for which our nutrients can function.|
|Nutrition is essential to our daily lives because it helps us function and gives our bodies the energy it needs to keep going. |
|What is the connection between nutrition and health? |
|A person must have the right nutrients in order to be healthy. A person could become malnourished even though he or she could |
|look healthy. |
|What is the relationship between poor nutrition and disease? |
|Having a poor diet and constantly eating unhealthy foods can increase a person’s chances of getting diseases later. |
|What does it mean to eat a balanced diet? Why is food choice important for good nutrition? |
|A balanced diet consist of balancing the number of calories you consume each day and choosing healthy options from each of the |
|food groups. |
|Why is physical activity important to a person’s health? What changes, if any, should you make to ensure you get enough
