Summarize your findings on the importance of this nutrient to good health. What new information did you learn about your nutrient?Explain

(40 points)

1. Prepare a single-spaced, typed paper in 12-pt font, using as many pages as needed to cover required elements.

2. Your paper must include the following information for your assigned nutrient:

a. Background/history on discovery and/or historical use in nutrition
b. Functions, benefits, roles in health
c. Dietary Recommendations (DRI)
d. Signs of Deficiency/Toxicity/Imbalance
e. Sources—food and/or other
f. Summary- Summarize your findings on the importance of this nutrient to good health. What new information did you learn about your nutrient?

3. Attach a Reference page.

References must be from scholarly text, peer-reviewed journals or data retrieved from scientific sites such as:

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Journal of Clinical Nutrition,

https://www.nutrition.gov, https://www.nccih.nih.gov, https://www.nia.nih.gov, https://www.medlineplus.gov, https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins-and-minerals and/or https://www.eatright.org.

4. Bonus Points:

2 extra points if you include with your paper a picture of a food source of your nutrient and identify the MyPlate Food Group it represents.

Presentation: (60 points)

1. Teach the class about your nutrient with a brief presentation (3 to 5 minutes, Power Point or other presentation media). You must include:

a. Functions, benefits, roles in health

b. Dietary Recommendations (DRI)

c. Signs of Deficiency/Toxicity/Imbalance

d. Sources—foods and/or other, and the MyPlate food group(s) represented

e. Summary- Summarize your findings on the importance of this nutrient to good health. What new information did you learn about your nutrient?

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