Look at Eating Plan F a What type of diet does this represen

Look at Eating Plan F: a. What type of diet does this represent? b. What are the suggested health benefits of this sort of diet? c. What types of nutrients are lacking from this diet? d. Why is this lack of nutrients a concern for overall health? Look at Eating Plan B: Point out: a. the sources of starch. b. the sources of fiber. c. the sources of simple sugars. d. the sources of refined sugars. a. Would this eating plan help stabilize blood sugar? b. Why or why not?

Solution

1. (a) Looking at diet plan F it is evident that it is a protein rich diet or a carbohydrate-free diet.

(b) Health benefits from this type of diet would be weight loss, fat loss, and if combined with exercise can help in building muscles.

(c) This type of diet lacks carbohydrates, vitamins, and mineral. The lack of plant-based food items can lead to a nutritional deficiency in the body.

(d) A high protein diet, lacking other macronutrients like carbohydrate and fats can lead to serious health implications. Excessive protein intake than the body requires will lead to the breakdown of carbohydrate and fat reserve of the body leading to a lack of energy and fatigue. It might lead to increase in cholesterol level because of the animal fat consumption.

When excess protein cannot be stored, they are broken down in the body which might cause accumulation of ketone bodies, ammonia and loss of calcium.

2. (a) The sources of starch are: honey oat granola bar, spanakopita, barbecue flavor soy crisps and wasabi peas.

(b) Sources of fiber are: Cantaloupe, spinach, mixed nuts, black olives, cooked asparagus spears, and broccoli.

(c) Sources of simple sugars are: cheddar cheese, fresh raspberries, feta cheese, grapefruit juice, vanilla yoghurt, white wine, blueberry juice with seltzer water and vanilla icecream.

(d) Sources of refined sugar: grapefruit juice, vanilla yoghurt, white wine, blueberry juice with seltzer water and vanilla icecream, honey oats granola bar.

3. (a) No, this eating plan B will not help to stabilize blood sugar.

(b) Plan B contain lots of sugar-rich food items. Both simple sugars and refined sugar are not recommended for persons who wish to stabilize blood sugar by only following diet.