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Diet and Nutrition Assessment

Introduction

Why You Should Take This Assessment

Many people are drawn to dieting out of a desire for weight loss and improving their physical appearance. However, eating for health is not simply about looking thinner. Unhealthy eating, together with other bad lifestyle habits, is estimated to cause 80% of all cases of heart disease and 90% of type 2 diabetes. Blood pressure, cholesterol, and our risk for cancer are affected as well.

Take the following survey to assess the health of your diet and whether your eating habits will help prevent serious long-term health complications.

How Much Time This Assessment Will Take

5 minutes

How To Prepare For This Assessment

Before starting the assessment, you should gather the following information, if you have it:

• Family history of diabetes
• Your most recent fasting blood sugar

You can still benefit from this assessment, however, even if you don't have this information.

What You'll Get At The End Of The Assessment

• An explanation of your important risks
• Recommended action steps for reducing your risks
• Links to additional reading

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Review Date:	9/25/2008
Reviewed By:	Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACN, Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Director, Nutrition and Weight Management Center, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
References:	click to view.

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