BIOL 398J CCBC Psychology Role of Nutrition in Cancer & Heart Disease Worksheet

Dietary Reference Intakes: Macronutrients

The Institute of Medicine developed a new approach to establish recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) and other nutrient reference values: dietary reference intakes (DRIs). These are recommended estimates of nutrient intakes for healthy living in the United States and Canada.

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/food-composition/macronutrients

Low-Fat Diets

Short article that discusses several different low-fat diets and how they affect obesity.

http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://knowledge.sagepub.com/view/obesity/n282.xml?rskey=MnLGcD&row=14

Saturated Fats

Article that describes saturated fats and their role in diet and disease.

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Unsaturated Fats

Article that describes unsaturated fats and their role in diet and disease.

http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://knowledge.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/view/globalhealth/n1204.xml?rskey=V58N0e&row=6

Carbohydrates

Short definition of carbohydrates, with consumption advice.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/carbohydrates.html

The New Food Pyramid

A graphic that represents the various food groups with recommendations on daily amounts.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/daily/graphics/diet_042005.html