Nutrition

Option 1: You learned in" rel="nofollow">in Chapter 12 in" rel="nofollow">in the "Highlight" section that there are many risk factors associated with the development of osteoporosis. Describe one of these risk factors and evaluate and discuss potential dietary measures that might be taken to counteract the risk factor you chose. Be sure to in" rel="nofollow">include the science behin" rel="nofollow">ind your comments and cite your source(s). The Mayo Clin" rel="nofollow">inic Osteoporosis website at https://www.mayoclin" rel="nofollow">inic.com/health/osteoporosis/DS00128/DSECTION=risk-factors provides additional in" rel="nofollow">information you might fin" rel="nofollow">ind both in" rel="nofollow">interestin" rel="nofollow">ing and useful for this discussion. Option 2: Choose one of the trace min" rel="nofollow">inerals that are presented in" rel="nofollow">in Chapter 13 and in" rel="nofollow">indicate the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: Role(s) in" rel="nofollow">in the body Deficiency Toxicity if known Best source of food for the min" rel="nofollow">ineral Compounds that may in" rel="nofollow">interfere with absorption of min" rel="nofollow">ineral Any other in" rel="nofollow">interestin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information As always, if you use sources other than your textbook, please in" rel="nofollow">include it in" rel="nofollow">in your post. Option 3: Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation. In Chapter 13 you read about many min" rel="nofollow">inerals, the role they play in" rel="nofollow">in the human body and their importance in" rel="nofollow">in the diet. For the purposes of this exercise we will focus specifically upon iron, however the analysis process is applicable to other min" rel="nofollow">inerals. Figure 13-6 shows some servin" rel="nofollow">ings of common foods and the amount of iron contain" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in those foods. Select a food you regularly eat from that list. Usin" rel="nofollow">ing Figure 13-6 determin" rel="nofollow">ine how much iron that food would contribute to your dietary needs. Determin" rel="nofollow">ine what portion of your own Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA: see the table for RDA/min" rel="nofollow">inerals on the front in" rel="nofollow">inside cover of your text) for iron is provided by the food. Usin" rel="nofollow">ing this in" rel="nofollow">information and your knowledge of iron and human nutrition, consider the iron enrichment and fortification of foods in" rel="nofollow">in the USA and discuss the pros or cons your evaluation reveals.