Title: Identify issues that can affect personal nutrition.
Course: Introduction to Nutrition for Health and Medical Sciences (14199) > Section: Understanding Nutrition Relating to Various Stages Across the Life Span

Identification may include

- peer pressure
- risky lifestyles (i.e., excessive use of alcohol, drug use)
- media pressure
- stress
- overall health
- eating disorders
- genetics
- surgery/illness
- childhood obesity
- weather-related effects
- chronic disease.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does the media influence nutritional intake?
- How do your peers have an effect on your nutrition? Explain.
- How does genetics affect your nutritional intake?
- How does excessive use of drugs and/or alcohol affect your nutritional intake?
- What are some eating disorders that would affect your nutritional intake?
- What are the consequences of childhood obesity?
- Why is it important to be aware of the calories in liquids?
- How could the location of where the food was grown affect your diet?
- What are some weather occurrences that could affect access to food?