Alar Lipping, Ph.D.
Health Promotion programs are generally offered on three levels:
1. Awareness
2. Lifestyle Change
3. Supportive Environment
Useful websites dealing with awareness and lifestyle change:
American Dietetic Association
Berkeley Nutrition Services
http://www.nutritionquest.com/
Select “Free Dietary Screeners” and determine your intake of fat and fiber
Center for Science in the Public Interest
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
Select “Food Consumption” then “Dietary Assessment”
Do the Activity Calorie Calculator
Calorie Calculator
Answer the following questions using the three websites that are provided below:
1. You have just consumed a Burger King Original Whopper, Large order of French Fries, and a Starbucks Vanilla Frappucino Blended Creme Grande. How many calories did you consume?
How many calories are from fat? How many grams of fat?
2. How many calories are in a Taco Bell Burrito Supreme Beef? How many fat calories?
3. According to your weight, how many calories would you burn doing the following:
Resting 11 hours
Inactivity 2 hours
Very Light Activity 6 hours
Light Exercise 2 hours
Moderate Exercise 2 hours
Heavy Exercise 1 hour
4. Briefly discuss the application of carbohydrate loading in preparing for an endurance event.
Fast Food Evaluation
http://www.fastfoodfacts.info/
Food Analyzer
Sports Coach Site Index