In this guide you will be able to see:

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Unit 1 Dietary Guidelines & Physical Activity

Information to Remember: What we eat each day greatly impacts how healthy or unhealthy we are.

Resource: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf

 

https://research.ebsco.com/c/babias/viewer/pdf/3xqc3v3ien?route=details

 

 

Unit 2 Food Choices& Politics

Information to Remember: Lobbyists do play a role in nutritional recommendations.

 Resource: https://doi.org/10.2190/32F2-2PFB-MEG7-8HPU

 

 https://youtu.be/TibndsX9g3c?si=Y-v5CNtbdGxb6LBQ

 

Unit 3 Food Choices: Economics & Food Selection

Information to Remember: Dietary selection and food choices are impacted by economics.

Resource: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program

https://research.ebsco.com/c/babias/viewer/pdf/kch3cn7jo5?route=details

 

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Unit 4 Food Choices: Foodborne Illnesses 

Information to Remember: Foodborne illness affects the health of many each year.

Resource: https://research.ebsco.com/c/babias/viewer/pdf/4jkrpde3ef?route=details

https://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/attribution/attribution-1998-2008.html

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Unit 5: Genetically Engineered Food 

Information to Remember: Genetically engineered food is here to stay.

Resource: https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/science-and-history-gmos-and-other-food-modification-processes

 

https://greenamerica.org/gmos-stop-ge-wheat/genetic-engineering-gmos/gmos-dont-feed-world

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Unit 6: The Organic Food Movement

Information to Remember: The USDA has parameters in place to ensure organic food safety.

Resource: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic

 

Organic foods: Are they safer? More nutritious? https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/organic-food/art-20043880

 

Unit 7: Global Food Markets 

Information to Remember: Food choices have expanded due to fast-food globalization.

 

Resource:https://www.mashed.com/480200/foreign-fast-food-chains-in-the-us-ranked-worst-to-best/

https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.115923

 

 

Unit 8: Contemporary Weight Loss Programs

Information to Remember: Weight loss medication works in addition to diet and exercise.

Resource: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/index.html

 https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/prescription-medications-treat-overweight-obesity

 

 

Unit 9: Diversity of Food Choices & Culture

Information to Remember: Culture and the environment can influence our food choices.

Resource: https://explore.globalhealing.com/how-culture-and-society-influence-healthy-eating/

https://freelymagazine.com/2017/01/07/what-food-tells-us-about-culture/