Topic > Obesity Reflection Paper - 1339

This is why it is important to find the perfect diet in which there is just enough intake of everything that is essential for our body to function more healthily. As I stated previously, there are many ways I can improve my current diet, one of which is to reduce my fat intake. Another way I can improve my eating habits is to start cooking more. When I cook for myself I have more control over what ingredients are in there; one example is sodium intake: if I were to prepare my own food, I would have control of how much salt I use in my food. I also definitely need to increase my intake of minerals and vitamins as they are critical to our daily function. I can increase the two by consuming more fruits, vegetables and eating more fish, as fish is an excellent source of magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc etc. Also, as I mentioned, when I go out to eat or buy food I have to pay attention to nutrition labels because there are a lot of hidden fats and the like in foods. Another thing I can change in my diet is to consume drinks that are not high in sugar. What I tend to do is when I go out to eat I tend to drink soda because I don't drink it at home. I need to stop doing that and if I go out I order a low sugar tea or water because those will be the healthiest options. If people took the time to create this relationship, they would