Dietary Guidelines
Kayla Neuhausel
What do dietary guidelines do for Americans ?
diet - The kinds of foods humans eat
Getting enough nutrients within your calorie needs
- age , gender , weight your trying to lose ; gain ; or maintain , and activity level
How to maintain a healthy weight
health problems related to , to much body fat - diabetes , high blood pressure.
2 guidelines for including physical activity in your daily schedule.
importance to whole grains, fruits, vegetables and milk
2 health benefits - good cholesterol , good heart weight
3 ways these foods can be including in your diet - snacks , with a meal and drinking them
how to limit fat and cholesterol
a disease that can develop from a high fat diet - high blood pressure , high cholesterol
guideline to achieve moderate fat in take - watch fat intake , choose certain foods
Be choosy with carbohydrates
foods with added sugar - donuts , pop , and cereal
why should you limit you sugar intake ? so it doesn't raise blood pressure , gain weight , and have high cholesterol
why reduce sodium and increase potassium ?
potassium - is healthy for you
disease linked to sodium - heart disease
what is a function of potassium - important for the proper function of all cells, tissue and organ in the human body