Title: Discussion 8 Reflections
Course: DES 2710 General and Oral Nutrition > Section: Module Ten

Post your reflections from the Assignment: The Genetics Nutrition Connection in the discussion board.

Investigate the following questions as for your assignment and then post your reflections in your discussion post:

1. List the following information about your parent and grandparents

• Diseases they have or had

• Age they died if applicable

• Cause of death

• Were they obese or overweight?

2. Compute your personal BMI and interpret what the means to you

• normal weight

• underweight

• overweight

• obese

3. Do you at this time have any chronic disease?

4. Evaluate each of your familial diseases and determine of there is a nutrition link to each disease.

5. Consider lifestyle changes that you need to make to reduce your personal risk of suffering from your familial diseases.

Provide a rationale and site research to support your post. Cite any references in APA style that you use to develop your answer. Be sure to read and respond to at least two of your classmates' posts. Each student should post to (2) different learners. Post must be substantive at least 150-200 word count. 25 pts