Nutritional needs change as you age. The daily requirements of a nutrient can increase or decrease based upon factors such as growth patterns, activity levels, or other physical changes to name a few.
The Unit 8 assignment will give you an opportunity to review how nutritional needs change throughout the life cycle and identify ways to improve an individual’s nutritional intake during the different stages.
You will be required to conduct research and search for peer-reviewed articles. A peer-reviewed article is an article where other experts’ peers in a given field of study, review and critique the original author’s work. This process helps to ensure that the research methodology and results are valid and meet research standards. The Purdue Global Library is an excellent resource to conduct your research.
The following are resources that may assist you in completing this assignment:
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (n.d.). Healthy people 2030. https://www.healthypeople.gov.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. (n.d.) Food and nutrition. https://www.usda.gov/topics/food-and-nutrition.
Assignment Instructions:
Select a different nutrient for each age group. Suggest real foods and do not recommend supplements, such as multivitamins or supplemental drinks.
Write an essay that addresses the following:
Children (ages 2 to 8)
Identify one nutrient that is important for this age group
Identify three age-specific foods that would provide high amounts of the nutrient
Describe the importance of the nutrient with an explanation of how this nutrient would promote development and wellness in the age group
Adolescents (ages 9 to 18)
Identify one nutrient that is important for this age group
Identify three age-specific foods that would provide high amounts of the nutrient
Describe the importance of the nutrient with an explanation of how this nutrient would promote development and wellness in the age group
Adults (19-64)
Identify one nutrient that is important for this age group
Identify three age-specific foods that would provide high amounts of the nutrient
Describe the importance of the nutrient with an explanation of how this nutrient would promote development and wellness in the age group
Older adults (over age 65).
Identify one nutrient that is important for this age group
Identify three age-specific foods that would provide high amounts of the nutrient
Describe the importance of the nutrient with an explanation of how this nutrient would promote development and wellness in the age group
Locate one peer-reviewed article on nutritional needs for one of the age groups (either children, adolescents, adults, or older adults) from the Purdue Global library.
Provide the complete reference including author(s), date of publication, the title of the article, and source of the article.
Write a summary regarding the key concepts of the article in at least 250 words.
Identify the limitations of the research in at least 50 words.
Explain how you would use this information when planning a diet for the selected age group in at least 100 words.
Accessing the Library:
Access the Library. If on the PG landing page, select My Studies and then click on the Library link. Or from inside our course, click on More Tools and then click on the Library link.
A new screen will pop up where you can conduct a keyword search. In the SEARCH box, type in keywords to find articles. For example, nutrient needs in children; elderly nutrition; or nutrition deficiency in adolescents.
Check the “Limit to” Peer Reviewed box.
Once you do your search, you will get listings of articles that meet your search criteria.
If you need assistance with your search, make sure to check out the “Ask a Librarian” tools.
Basic Assignment Expectations
This assignment should be a Microsoft Word document that is a minimum of 600 words, not including references or title page.
The body of the paper should follow APA formatting guidelines including an introduction, conclusion, spacing, font size, paragraph style, and margins.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar, and mechanics and use non-offensive, inclusive, and respectful language.
Your submission should have no evidence of plagiarism. Paraphrase information taken from references.
Resources should be from reliable and/or scholarly sources. A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format. Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate.
