“Tell Me Something I Don’t Know About

Nutrition”Sasha Nunes and Leah Wendland

Topics For The DayGluten Free DietLow Carbohydrate CrazeNot All Fats Are Created Equal

What do you know?http://www.eatright.org/nnm/games/#.UWYKnYV1jAg

Topics in the news

Starbucks Dieter

10-Day Juice Cleanse

Raspberry Ketone Pills

Aspartame in Milk

Garcinia Cambogia Extract

Gluten Free Claims

Weight Loss Tool

Better Health

Better Living

What is Gluten?A protein found in wheat, barley, rye and

triticale

Why Gluten Free? Celiac Disease Gluten Intolerance

So What Now?Not everyone needs Gluten-FreeIf you don’t, you may be not getting all of the

nutrients you needIf you are concerned with your gluten intake

consult your doctor before starting a Gluten Free diet

Low Carbohydrate Diet

What is a Carbohydrate?BreadStarchy VegetablesFruitMilk/ Yogurt

Why do we need Carbohydrates?

EnergyNutrientsFiber

Not all fats are created equal

Where are they found?Saturated Fats

Animal Products Milk Cheese Meat

Vegetable Products Coconut Oil Palm Oil

Trans-Fat Convenience Food Processed foods

Where are they Found?Monounsaturated

Nuts Vegetable Oils

Canola Oil Olive Oil Sunflower Oil High Oleic Safflower Oil

Avocado

Polyunsaturated Omega-6

Soybean Oil Safflower Oil Corn Oil

Omega-3 Walnuts Flaxseed Canola Oil Soybean Oil Fish

Trout, Herring, Salmon

“Good Fats”Monounsaturated

Improve cholesterol in the blood

Decrease risk of heart disease

Help with blood sugar control

Polyunsaturated Helps lower blood

pressure Lowers heart disease risk Improve cholesterol in

blood

“Bad Fats”Saturated Fat

Elevated triglycerides in the blood

Increases risk of Heart disease

Raise LDL Cholesterol

Trans-Fat Raise LDL Cholesterol Lower HDL Cholesterol

What did we learn?

1. Say NO to gluten free for weight loss

2. Carbohydrates are important!

3. Choose more Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats

Resourceshttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262http

://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/fat/unsaturatedfat.html

www.heart.org