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“Tell Me S omething I Don’t K now A bout N utrition”

“Tell Me S omething I Don’t K now A bout N utrition”. Sasha Nunes and Leah Wendland. Topics For The Day. Gluten Free Diet Low Carbohydrate Craze Not All Fats Are Created Equal. What do you know?. http://www.eatright.org/nnm/games/#. UWYKnYV1jAg. Topics in the news. Starbucks Dieter

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“Tell Me S omething I Don’t K now A bout N utrition”

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  1. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know About Nutrition” Sasha Nunes and Leah Wendland

  2. Topics For The Day • Gluten Free Diet • Low Carbohydrate Craze • Not All Fats Are Created Equal

  3. What do you know? http://www.eatright.org/nnm/games/#.UWYKnYV1jAg

  4. Topics in the news Starbucks Dieter 10-Day Juice Cleanse Raspberry Ketone Pills Aspartame in Milk Garcinia Cambogia Extract

  5. Gluten Free Claims Weight Loss Tool Better Health Better Living

  6. What is Gluten? • A protein found in wheat, barley, rye and triticale

  7. Why Gluten Free? • Celiac Disease • Gluten Intolerance

  8. So What Now? • Not everyone needs Gluten-Free • If you don’t, you may be not getting all of the nutrients you need • If you are concerned with your gluten intake consult your doctor before starting a Gluten Free diet

  9. Low Carbohydrate Diet

  10. What is a Carbohydrate? • Bread • Starchy Vegetables • Fruit • Milk/ Yogurt

  11. Why do we need Carbohydrates? • Energy • Nutrients • Fiber

  12. Not all fats are created equal

  13. Where are they found? Saturated Fats Trans-Fat Convenience Food Processed foods • Animal Products • Milk • Cheese • Meat • Vegetable Products • Coconut Oil • Palm Oil

  14. Where are they Found? Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated Omega-6 Soybean Oil Safflower Oil Corn Oil Omega-3 Walnuts Flaxseed Canola Oil Soybean Oil Fish Trout, Herring, Salmon • Nuts • Vegetable Oils • Canola Oil • Olive Oil • Sunflower Oil • High Oleic Safflower Oil • Avocado

  15. “Good Fats” Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated Helps lower blood pressure Lowers heart disease risk Improve cholesterol in blood • Improve cholesterol in the blood • Decrease risk of heart disease • Help with blood sugar control

  16. “Bad Fats” Saturated Fat Trans-Fat Raise LDL Cholesterol Lower HDL Cholesterol • Elevated triglycerides in the blood • Increases risk of Heart disease • Raise LDL Cholesterol

  17. What did we learn? Say NO to gluten free for weight loss Carbohydrates are important! Choose more Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats

  18. Resources • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262 • http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/fat/unsaturatedfat.html • www.heart.org

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