Daily Nutritional Intake

Essay # 102987

Nutrition > Food

A discussion on recommended daily nutritional intake with a look at the writer's own intake.

746 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses where one can find a policy basis for federal dietary guidance and for shaping nutrition education. It looks at and discusses various guidelines that have been set down with regards to daily nutritional intake. The writer then analyzes his own daily dietary intake and compares it to the recommended daily nutritional intake.

From the Paper:

"There is no RDA for fiber at this time. The average consumption in industrial nations is 15 grams per day, which helps in a number of ways to keep the dietary tract healthy. Fiber also helps fight obesity and decreases the level of cholesterol in the body. It helps stabilize glucose concentration in the blood and can purify the body of toxins and heavy metals. However, high dietary fiber can reduce the effectiveness of some medicines. It may also restrict the absorption of nutrients such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium (What is dietary fiber [fibre] and its role in nutrition, 2007, Sections 1-2)."

Sample of Sources Used:

Proteins (2007). National Sciences 421 Sports Nutrition Web Page. Retrieved April 2, 2007 from http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ns421/Protein.html.
Recommended Dietary Allowance [RDA], 2007, Time-to-Run. Retrieved April 2, 2007 from http://www.time-to-run.com/nutrition/rda.htm.
What is dietary fiber [fibre] and its role in nutrition (2007). Retrieved April 2, 2007 from http://www.dietary-fiber.info/.