Health Science 20
HS20-NU2
Analyze dietary choices based on personal and cultural beliefs and scientific understanding of nutrition.
SI, CP
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Pose questions about the role of nutrition in supporting healthy eating practices. (K, S, A, STSE) |
| (b) | Explain how various factors (e.g., activity level, muscle mass, gender, age, weight and height) affect personal energy requirements. (K) |
| (c) | Calculate personal energy requirements and record personal caloric and macronutrient intake for a specified period. (S) |
| (d) | Compare results of personal macronutrient intake to recommended daily intake (RDI) values. (S) |
| (e) | Explain how analysis of excrement (e.g., Bristol stool chart) and urine (e.g., urine analysis by color, clarity, odor, pH, nitrites, protein, glucose, tinkle test and Pee-O-Meter) serve as indicators of healthy functioning. (STSE) |
| (f) | Examine how the dietary recommendations in Canada's Food Guide compare with recommendations in food guides from other countries. (S, K, STSE) |
| (g) | Assess the value of information from food labels (e.g., ingredient list, nutrition facts table, nutrient content claims and health claims) to guide personal food choices. (A, S, K, STSE) |
| (h) | Design a healthful diet based on personal lifestyle choices. (S, A, STSE) |
| (i) | Critique the use of tools (e.g., body mass index [BMI], skinfold caliper, BOD POD and hydrostatic weighing) that provide information about body composition. (S, STSE) |
| (j) | Investigate the effects of processed foods, nutrition supplements, growth hormones, genetically modified foods and food additives (e.g., caffeine, aspartame, food coloring and monosodium glutamate [MSG]) on human health. (K, A, STSE) |
| (k) | Evaluate physiological and psychological effects of nutritional disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and obesity and their connection to body image and nutrition deficiencies. (K, A) |
| (l) | Assess whether eating practices such as carbohydrate loading, fad diets, vegetarianism, veganism, fast food, energy drinks, 100-mile diet and fasting provide sufficient nutrition to support healthy functioning. (A, STSE) |
| (m) | Examine how various eating practices (e.g., pre-contact First Nations and Métis, kosher, halal and fasting practices during observances such as Lent and Ramadan) are based upon cultural and religious beliefs. (A, STSE) |
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