1. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know About Nutrition”
Sasha Nunes and Leah Wendland

2. Topics For The Day Gluten Free Diet Low Carbohydrate Craze
Not All Fats Are Created Equal

3. What do you know?

4. Topics in the news Starbucks Dieter 10-Day Juice Cleanse
Raspberry Ketone Pills
Aspartame in Milk
Garcinia Cambogia Extract

5. Gluten Free Claims
Weight Loss Tool
Better Health
Better Living

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

7. Why Gluten Free?
Celiac Disease
Gluten Intolerance

8. So What Now? Not everyone needs Gluten-Free
If you don’t, you may be not getting all of the nutrients you need
If you are concerned with your gluten intake consult your doctor before starting a Gluten Free diet

9. Low Carbohydrate Diet

10. What is a Carbohydrate?
Bread
Starchy Vegetables
Fruit
Milk/ Yogurt

11. Why do we need Carbohydrates?
Energy
Nutrients
Fiber

12. Not all fats are created equal

13. Where are they found? Saturated Fats Trans-Fat Animal Products
Milk
Cheese
Meat
Vegetable Products
Coconut Oil
Palm Oil
Convenience Food
Processed foods
Saturated Fats: mainly animal products
Trans Fats: man made, shelf stable,

14. Where are they Found? Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated Nuts
Vegetable Oils
Canola Oil
Olive Oil
Sunflower Oil
High Oleic Safflower Oil
Avocado
Omega-6
Soybean Oil
Safflower Oil
Corn Oil
Omega-3
Walnuts
Flaxseed
Canola Oil
Fish
Trout, Herring, Salmon

15. “Good Fats” Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated
Improve cholesterol in the blood
Decrease risk of heart disease
Help with blood sugar control
Helps lower blood pressure
Lowers heart disease risk
Improve cholesterol in blood

16. “Bad Fats” Saturated Fat Trans-Fat Elevated triglycerides in the blood
Increases risk of Heart disease
Raise LDL Cholesterol
Raise LDL Cholesterol
Lower HDL Cholesterol

17. What did we learn? Say NO to gluten free for weight loss
Carbohydrates are important!
Choose more Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats

18. Resources http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262
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