Nutrition Presentations
General Nutrition
This presentation introduces the audience to the basics of diet and
nutrition as based on the food guide pyramid. After this presentation,
the audience will be able to recognize important nutrients and their
functions, recognize serving sizes of each level of the food guide
pyramid, and understand the importance of maintaining a diet which is
balanced and full of variety.
The Good, the Fad, and the Ugly: The truth about fad diets
What is a fad diet? What are the types of fad diets? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of each diet? These questions will be
discussed in detaile as each of the most common fad diets is presented.
Following this presentation the audience will be able to identify problems
associated with fad dieting. The aim of this program is to encourage the
audience to evaluate a popular diet before participating in it.
Dining Out and About
This presentation compares restaurants’ portions to the recommended
portions of the food guide pyramid. The audience will be given the chance
to verbally explore different types of restaurants to better equip them as
they try to make a healthy dining choices. After completion, the audience
will be able to recognize menu vocabulary that indicates higher fat and
calories versus a lower fat and calorie choice; it also gives on campus
students guidelines in eating healthy at the dining halls.
Sports Nutrition
Are you interested in knowing the recommended nutrients for the physically
active? Do you plan on working with athletes in the future? This may be
the perfect presentation for your audience. This presentation discusses
the differences in diet that an athlete may encounter compared to a
sedentary to moderately active person. It also exposes the advantages and
disadvantages of performance enhancing supplements. This presentation
will give the audience credible evidence regarding everyday nutrition, pre
and post competition meals, and the problems associated with poor
nutrition and its effects on performance.
Weight Management
This presentation emphasizes the importance of diet and exercise on
managing a healthy weight. The audience will be able to list tips of
weight management, properly measure a healthy weight, and design
strategies of beginning weight loss after the completion of this
presentation.
Health and Nutrition Fraud
This presentation focuses on the truth behind dietary supplements and the
weight loss industry. The weight loss industry is a profitable business
whose main goal is not healthier individuals, but marketing their product
to increase profit. The audience will be able to identify fraud claims
and determine what products out there are encouraging healthy weight loss
through proper diet and exercise.
Shattering the Image: Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are complex conditions which lead to an endless cycle of
emotional and physical health problems. This informational presentation
defines and discusses the different types of disordered eating. The aim
of this presentation is education based on awareness and prevention, at
the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able recognize
signs and symptoms of an eating disorder and gain confidence in
approaching someone they suspect to be suffering from one of these
conditions.
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