How do you think these changes influenced their nutritional ...

[pragya sharda]

How do you think these changes influenced their nutritional status?
  Would you be able to help them conduct a nutrition self-assessment using the tools that you have just learned about, such as the MyPyramid website?

Question 2

Recall Anup, the Nepalese student that you read about at the beginning of this chapter, and his struggle to adapt to American foods. Have you become friends with any foreign students at your university, and if so, what major challenges have they experienced adapting to American college eating?

[DylanD1323]

Answer to Question 1

If not prevented, abrupt dietary changes may cause some type of malnutrition and/or lead to development of poor dietary habits that contribute to chronic disease over the long term.
The MyPyramid image and website were developed by the USDA to translate the dietary messages stated within the Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide. Some of the key concepts promoted by the MyPyramid website content are represented by the questions: Do I consume a variety of foods within each food group?; Do I have a proportionate amount of each type of nutrient represented by each food group?; Am I consuming too much or too little from a food group?; and, finally, Can I make better choices with my diet by choosing nutrient-dense food items within each food group? A student like Anup could use the MyPyramid website to easily create a personalized food group eating plan, or to compare current intakes to recommendations by completing an online diet record.

Answer to Question 2

Major challenges of adapting to American college eating include:

• Making you own food choices.


• Being exposed to a variety of new and different foods.


• Freedom to purchase as much fast food as desired.


• Limitation of time, which may result in skipping meals in order to attend class or gain sleep.


• Being accustomed to prepared meals at regular times.


• Eating for social reasons rather than for nutrition.


• Experimenting with new diets, vegetarianism, colonic-rinse, etc.


• Advice (potentially poor advice) about dietary habits from new friends or roommates.


• Irregular meals/snacks due to schedule.


• And one of Anups issues: food is different than at home.

[pragya sharda]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Liddy]

Gracias!