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American Medical Student Association
November 18, 2008
Clayton State University
Announcements
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Sign the attendance sheet!!!!!
Last chance to pay dues- See Aaron Kirby (this is the last meeting of
the semester)
Brown Bag Lunch Fundraiser
- Tues. Nov. 25, 2008; 11.00am- 12.30pm on UC Main
Street
- We need volunteers to donate boxed/ bottled juices
and water
-We need 5 volunteers to help set-up, man the table,
deliver lunches to faculty and clean up.
- Sign-in sheet going around
Tri-Beta
- Biological Honors Society
- 3.0 GPA or higher to be eligible
- Sign-up sheet going around for persons interested
Announcements cont….
• We are thinking of doing an MCAT prep
course with the (CAS) Center for Academic
Success. Please indicate your interest by
signing the sign-up sheet with convenient
times
• Volunteering at Grady
Rhonda Shannon
404-616-7524
[email protected]
http://www.gradyhealthsystem.org
Nutrition
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How does nutrition affect us as premedical students?
Why is important to practice good
nutrition?
How do the foods we eat affect health?
Organic Foods, Vegetarianism/ Veganism?
Alternative Medicine
Why we care
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It’s on the MCAT!!!!! Click here for sample
questions
Healthy eating contributes to overall healthy
growth and development, including healthy
bones, skin, and energy levels
Studies show that poor eating habits negatively
affect behavioral and academic functioning
A poor diet can result in a number of illnesses,
which affects us, as future doctors
Dietary Practices
Good Habits
Bad Habits
Eating breakfast
Skipping meals
Eating foods filled with Eating too many calories
calcium, potassium, fiber
and Vitamins A, C and E
Women should also eat Eating too little calories
foods high in iron and
folic acids
How to figure out what to eat
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On average, 1800 calories for females and
2200 calories for males.
Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)
(click here for a useful link)
Consequences of poor nutrition
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Obesity is classified as a person whose BMI is over 30
Approximately 33.3% of Americans are considered to be
obese
Obesity increases the risk of health conditions such as
coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, caner,
hypertension and stroke.
Malnutrition is a condition that occurs when a person’s
body is not getting adequate nutrients.
This condition could be as simple as lacking one
nutrient/ vitamin or it can be because a person is not
getting enough food (due to starvation, eating disorders,
digestive problems, etc.)
Alternative/ Special Diets
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Vegetarianism is a diet that excludes
meat, fish and poultry.
A vegan diet excludes all animal products
and by-products (including clothes)
Other variations include lacto-vegetarians,
lacto-ovo vegetarians, ovo-vegetarians,
pesco-vegetarians and semi-vegetarians
Iron, Vitamin B12, protein, calcium and
Vitamin D.