Do some research on the nutrition practices, standards, and trends from the 70s,

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Do some research on the nutrition practices, standards, and trends from the 70s, 80s, 90s, early 2,000s and today. Also, where do you think the trajectory of nutrition will be in the future; say 10 years from now?

Consider bringing in the changes in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) over the years. The DGAs get published every 5 years.

Also, consider the changes made throughout the years with food icons such as the myriad food pyramids.

What were people eating, what sort of diets were popular and what was going into grocery carts back in the day and now?

Be sure to clearly represent (Past, Present, and Future) titles on your slides so the presentation flows.

Explanation / Answer

Nutrition is basically the process, where in an organism ingests food, assimilates it, and uses it for growth and develpoment and also for replacing worn out tissues.

In the 1970s, there was a higher consumption of red meat, beef and lamb meat. However, in the last few decades, there has been as extensive research on these foods and hence the consumption has reduced as these foods can cause cardiac disorders if consumed in higher amounts. People have understood the importance of consuming more and more green leafy vegetables and have included them in the diet.  

There has been a remarkable increase in the consumption of caloric sweetners, since the 1970s. In the United States, research has shown that the sugar intake from beverages has increased significantly.

In the last few years, the consumption of food is ,largely dependant on the marketing, sales and mass media. Globalisation has seen the development of many megamarkets and food chains globally. There is an increasing trend for packed foods, or foods which have high fat and sugar contents, over legumes or vegetables.

2. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are designed to help people have a healthy and nutritious diet. Over the years, there have been changes in the diet, and also what and how to eat right.

There have been suggestions to replace sugar with non-caloric or low-caloric sweetners, as sugar is considered to have an effect on weight gain. Also, the saturated fat should be replaced with mono- and polyunsaturated fats; this trend has remained the same for the last few years. Although it is believed that cholesterol can cause certain cardiac disorders, DGA believes that the dietary cholesterol is not the ony factor responsible. The consumption of red meat has increased over the years, and DGA suggests that this should be kept under control, which can prevent colorectal cancers.

3. Earlier in around 1960s, the myriad food pyramids included four types of foods, which were included in the diet which were Meat and Poultry, Dairy Products, Grains and Cereals and Fruits and Vegetables. Over the last few decades, there have been many changes in the food pyramids, which encourages people to eat a healthy diet. The changes that have been made include:

A healthy food pyramid suggests that foods like bread, cereals, rice oats should be consumed in the highest amount in the diet, followed by vegetables and fruits, dairy products and Meat and Poultry and the lowest amount should be of fats, sweets and oils.

4. Over the years, the diet has change number of changes, which help in weight loss, and also to maintain an overall healthy body and mind.

Some of the popular diets ands the trends over the years are :

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