Assignment – Nutrition and Disease Nutrition plays a vital role in a person’s overall health and well-being.

Assignment – Nutrition and Disease

Nutrition plays a vital role in a person’s overall health and well-being. Not getting enough of the recommended nutrients over the long-term can lead to malnutrition which often results in disease and illness.

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following:

Define malnutrition and identify a specific disease that can result from it.

Perform library research about the selected disease, and explain its physiological effects on a person’s body.

Describe the relationship between specific foods/nutrients and the disease. Use the questions below to guide your response.

Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increase a person’s chance of contracting the disease?

Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with the disease?

How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat the disease?

Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help combat the disease.

Cite at least 3 credible references and present the resources in APA format on the References page.

PART 2 Assignment – Exercise and Nutrition

PART 2

Nutrition plays an essential role in supporting fitness and exercise. If you increase your level of physical activity, your need for nutrients and calories will also increase. In addition, the foods you eat before and after you exercise will have an impact on your performance during the physical activity and on your recovery afterward.

Perform some library research, and in a 2-3 page paper written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following:

Describe the importance of pre- and post-exercise nutrition choices. Provide examples of foods that are appropriate selections for each category.

Explain how foods and nutrients (including fluids and electrolytes) help improve a person’s performance during physical activity and their recovery afterward.

Consider your responses to items 1 and 2 above, and suggest an appropriate nutritional plan for a physically active person. Be sure to explain what the person should consume in an average day to support their caloric and nutritional needs.

Cite at least 2 credible references and present the resources in APA format on the References page.