Expectations, Goals and Objectives for week #15 (Mon., May 1st - Sun., May 7th)

Describe at least four age-related physiological changes in the aging adult.
Describe changes in the age structure of the population in the United States in the next 25 years.
Explain how skeletal muscle is needed to heal from illness and injury, the benefits of maintaining adequate muscle mass, and the benefits of exercise.
Discuss how physical, psychological, economic, and social factors may influence the ability of the aging adult to achieve the recommended nutrient intake.
Describe three nutrition-related conditions that are common in older adults, their precipitating factors, and their potential consequences.
Identify at least five nutrients of concern in the aging adult, and describe ways to obtain adequate intake of these nutrients.
Explain how longevity and lifespan might differ, and provide examples of how nutrition influences each.
Identify lifestyle and dietary characteristics that may delay the onset of age-related disease and extend longevity.

This weeks reading assignment

Spotlight F: Childhood Nutrition Food Allergies and Intolerances: As paradoxical as it might seem, could dirt and germs make children healthier for life?
Spotlight G: Nutrition and the Aging Adult

Live Long and Prosper: Can you eat your way to a longer, healthier life?

Located in your e-book Here

Study Guides (work on these study guides for the fifth chapter test)

(Module 15.01) Study Guide (Chapter 13) College Years 📄➡ Here

(Module 15.02) Study Guide( Chapter 14) Global Nutrition 📄➡ Here

(Module 15.03) Study Guide (Spotlight H) Food Safety 📄➡ Here

Please don't forget that you can work together on the study guides by clicking on ConferZoom to the left and entering that room each and every day from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Work together. It saves time and helps a lot while searching for answers to some of the study guide questions.

Assignments due this week

Tue., May 2 (6:00 p.m.)
ConferZoom Video Conference Class Meeting #6
(Optional)
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Due by Sun., May 7th at 11:59 p.m.
Quiz Assignment
ConferZoom Video Conference Quiz #6
(15 points)
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