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Diet Analysis
A person’s nutritional status is largely determined by the diet he or she partakes in.
Eating nutritious and healthy foods is essential for our bodies to obtain the nutrients needed.
Moreover, the food we eat determines the caloric intake for the day, which is important when it
comes to weight control. Furthermore, this paper is an analysis of my diet that was recorded by
MyFitnessPal, an application that counts the calories of food one intakes and provides a
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When my food intake from February 8 to 14 is analysed, it can be seen that I consume an
average of about 2,000 calories per day. When considering my height and weight, this can be
considered an average calorie count. However, there are many flaws that can be pointed out
regarding my diet. Furthermore, the caloric intake that was recorded vary greatly. There was an
instant when I only consumed 800 calories, an evident deficient, while there are instances when
Also, it is notable that the food listed in the application comes mainly from fast food
restaurants. There are also many junk foods and sweetened drinks such as soft drinks listed. The
problem with fast food restaurants is that they use a lot of seasonings in their servings in order to
make the food more appetizing, thus increasing the calories in each food. Fast food usually
contains saturated fat, sodium, and sugar whose amounts exceed recommended levels, making
those who consume them more likely to suffer from health diseases such as cardiovascular
diseases, hypertension, and diabetes, among others (McNight). Furthermore, soft drinks should
be highly avoided as they have high calories while offering low nutritional value (Valentine).
Next, most of the nutrients in the diet came from carbohydrates and not much comes
from protein sources. Usually the protein-carbohydrate ratio differs from person-to-person, but
most of the diets per day have the ratio out of proportion. In order for the body to get its needed
amount of nutrients, it is important to have the carbohydrate and protein intake close to each
other, depending on the person. My recorded food intake is also high in sodium. This could have
been the case since many of the food recorded are from fast food restaurants or processed. A diet
high in sodium can likewise cause strain on the kidneys, stomach ulcers, bone thinning. Too
much sodium may also cause hypertension. Therefore, it is essential that one minimizes the
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(Dovey).
The final flaw regarding the diet is that it lacks variety; I eat more or less the same kind
of food every day. My diet consists of more or less Asian food, which is composed of noodles,
rice, and some meat, usually chicken. In order to meet the nutrients I need for the day, more
In order to improve my diet, I should first cut back on eating fast food and processed food
so as stay away from the high sodium content of those kinds of food. I should also keep an eye
on the nutrient ratio of the food I eat so that my body gets the nutrients it needs. Also, I need to
Dovey, Dana. "Too Much Salt: How A Diet Too High In Sodium Can Affect Your Heart, Brain,
And Even Bone Health." Medical Daily. IBT Media Inc., 28 Apr. 2015. Web. 25 Feb.
2016. <http://www.medicaldaily.com/too-much-salt-how-diet-too-high-sodium-can-
affect-your-heart-brain-and-even-bone-330910>
McNight, Clay. "Can Fast Food Cause Health Problems?" LiveStrong. Demand Media Inc., 9
Jan. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2016. http://www.livestrong.com/article/350570-health-
problems-that-fast-food-can-cause/
Valentine, Judith. "Dangers of Soft Drinks." Global Healing Center. Global Healing Center.
Web. 25 Feb. 2016. <http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/american-trends/soft-drinks-
america>.
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