Food Nutrition - Analysis and Evaluation of Nutrient Report and Food Diary

Running head: FOOD NUTRITION
Food nutrition
Name of the student:
Name of the University:
Author’s note

1FOOD NUTRITION
Introduction:
The paper provides a summary of my health based on the experience of using a 2 day
food diary to take out a nutrient report. The nutrient report gives an idea about my calorie intake
compared to the recommended amount and intake of various nutrients compared to
recommended value. The analysis and evaluation gives an insight into any changes in daily
eating habits and recommends changes in lifestyle to maintain a healthy weight.
Analysis and evaluation of the nutrient report and food diary:
I suspect that I might be at risk of developing diabetes and heart disease in the future. I
have this feeling because I feel very lethargic all the time and engage in less amount of physical
activity. On visit to the local pharmacy, I found my blood pressure was 150/ 100. The normal
values is 120/80 and my value thus indicates that I was hypertensive. Booth et al. suggest lack of
sufficient physical inactivity as the main cause of chronic diseases and evidence has also
provided that sedentary individuals have higher body mass index (BMI), waist circumference
and higher systolic blood pressure compared to those who are physically active. Sedentary
people have worsening inflammatory and insulin resistance profile (León-Latre). Hence, as I
also lead a sedentary life, I feel that I am vulnerable to many chronic diseases. I feel that I might
be at risk of developing diabetes because of genetic factors as my father was also an obese
diabetic patient. Family history of diabetes is associated with many metabolic abnormalities and
it elevates the risk of type 2 diabetes (Overvad, Kim). Hence, modifying my lifestyle will be
important for me.
My daily food habits might also be the reason for hypertension and my tendency to gain
weight. As I was not sure whether I take a healthy diet with recommended nutrient or not, I