Nutrition Resources

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Nutrition Resources

• A. Evaluating Nutrition/Fitness
  articles/advertisements
• 1. Guidelines- see handout
• 2. Look for authors degreeis it in nutrition?
• Are the reports and information from the article
  a direct correlation form the original study?
• How old is the article or book?
• Did the study use double blind-placebo research
  design?

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What does organic really mean.

• Has no legal meaning!
• Usually grown without pesticides and use natural
  soil improvers ( manure)
• Not pesticide free or better nutrient quality!
• If buy, label USDA certified organic
• 100 organic vs. made with organic

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What does natural really mean?

• Product occurs in nature..
• No labeling laws to cover this term
• Supposed to be minimally processed and no
  additives or artificial ingredients
• Lets look at a cracker.

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Computerized Nutrient Analysis

• Can give client information about specific
  nutrient intakes. Can be useful tool but remember
  to bring back to food group suggestions.
• Decide ahead of time which nutrients to look at.
• All- CHO, FAT, PRO
• Males- Vit C
• Females- Iron Calcium

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Computerized Nutrient Analysis

• 2. Limits
• Data Collection
• Clients dont give enough information on food
  records or estimate portions incorrectly
• Omit foods
• Recipes/ combination dishes can not accurately be
  put in data base
• Data Base
• Many foods listed in a nutrient database have not
  under gone chemical evaluation for their nutrient
  content and therefore are either estimated or
  entered in as a zero.

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Study Designs

• Most effective Double Blind Placebo Study
• Takes 20 years to establish efficacy
• Moat supplements have 10 year cycle
• 5 years build up-peak-down for 5 years
• New supplements come in at peak and start their
  cycle

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Internet

• Sites- see handout
• Limitations- see handout
• Professional Journals/Organizations
• ADA- American Dietetic Association
• JCN- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• ACSM- American College of Sports Medicine

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• IDEA- International Association of Fitness
  Professionals
• ACE- American Council on Exercise

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• Newsletters
• Nutrition Action Health Letter
• Tuffs University
• Magazines
• Cooking Light- has good recipes.