Topic: Diet and Health

Overview
In this assignment, you will identify and discuss lifestyle choices and risk factors related to nutrition and chronic diseases.

Objective
This activity will provide you with the opportunity to explore the role of nutrition in chronic diseases.

Instructions
• Select one (1) question listed below.
• Compose an at least 500 word answer addressing the question you selected.

Questions:
1 List and describe lifestyle factors that contribute to the development of chronic diseases (Hint: diet, physical activity, weight management, etc.)
2 Several of the ten leading causes of death depicted in your textbook are identified as being related to nutrition, including cardiovascular disease, cancers, and diabetes mellitus. Which other leading causes of death may be affected by nutritional considerations?
3 Examining the relationship between risk factors and chronic disease, which risk factors provide the strongest correlation with increased incidence of chronic disease? What methods can be sued to mitigate the effect of potential risk factors?
4 Much has been stated about the influence of diet on the prevention of certain cancers and yet manufacturers still make food products that are linked to cancer development. Provide an argument that could be presented to a food manufacturer in the hopes of getting a company to stop making a carcinogenic food available to the consumer market.