The Importance of Proper Nutrition

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The paper discusses how in today's fast-paced, instant gratification world, quality nutrition often gets pushed to the side in favor of convenience. The paper overviews the concept of dietary guidelines and the importance of proper nutrition as it relates to health and preventing illness.

Outline:
Introduction
Proper Nutrition Overview
The Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
Proper Nutrition and Disease Prevention
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Lam (2006) notes, "Proper nutrition and a balanced lifestyle are the cornerstones of good health". Food makes life possible and is both sustenance and symbol. Hardy (2005) notes the word 'nutrition' comes from the Latin word nutrire, which means to suckle, nurse or nourish. The importance of proper nutrition was first recognized by Hippocrates, when he said "let your food be your medicine and your only medicine by your food" (cited Hardy, 2005). This concept of how important nutrition is to the human body remains to this day. To put it simply - no food; no life. However, it is not simply a matter of consuming food indiscriminately. Poor quality food is just as detrimental to good health as lack of quantity of food (Keeling, 2001)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dietary guidelines. (No date). Retrieved December 10, 2007, from http://www.mypyramid.gov/guidelines/index.html.
• Farenga, S. & Nexx, D. (Feb 2006). Calories, energy and the food you eat. Science Scope. Retrieved December 10, 2007, from General OneFile.
• Hardy, A. (17 Dec 2005). Nutrition. The Lancet, 366(9503). Retrieved December 10, 2007, from General OneFile database.
• Keeling, R. (2001) Food: Sustenance and symbol. Journal of American College Health, 49(4). Retrieved December 10, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
• Lam, C. (2006). Nutrition and medical acupuncture: Three case presentations. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 21(4). Retrieved December 10, 2007, from Alt HealthWatch database.

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