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HE 325 FYI Assignment

Answer the questions below as thoroughly as possible (at least one FULL page). Your answers must be typed, 12- point font, Times New Roman, standard margins (1-inch), double spaced, spell-checked, grammar-checked, and proofread. 25 points possible due on or before Thursday April 27

Students will choose two of the five options detailed below.

Option 1)

· Read “Portion Distortion” on page 45 of your textbook.

· Go to http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/downloads/portion-quiz.pdf

· Print out the quiz, and then take the quiz. Write out a one page reaction to the information gained from the reading and quiz.

Option 2)

· Read “Which Spread for Your Bread” on page 164 in your textbook.

· Write a one page explanation of which spread you would choose and why.

Option 3)

· Read “Childhood and Teenage Obesity: ‘The First Generation That Does not Outlive Their Parents” on page 521 in your textbook.

· Write a one page reaction paper addressing your thoughts about the information presented.

Option 4)

· Visit a .com website AND a .gov, .org, or .edu website that are related to nutrition.

· Using the “10 Red Flags of Junk Science” on page 23 in your textbook, write a one page paper comparing and contrasting the two websites. Include information like where the date/information came from, who sponsors the website, if it was a study, were the results published in a peer-reviewed journal, etc. Please include the titles and links of the websites in your paper.

Option 5)

· Read “Fresh, Frozen, or Canned? Raw, Dried or Cooked?” on page 229 in your text.

· Write a one page paper describing:

· Your preferred way of eating fruits and vegetables.

· How/if your preferred way of eating fruits and vegetables might change based on what you read.