OUTDATED NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS

Out-dated Nutritional Aspects

Out-dated Nutritional Aspects

Introduction

Health is one of the most important assets that any person could ever have. Moreover, the existence of a healthy life is not merely a coincidence but the result of a person's untiring efforts in daily life. Many Organizations work for the assurance of such a healthy lifestyle of people and Get Active is one such program directed towards helping people in achieving and maintaining a healthy life. Get Active is an exercise referral program, provided in a local community. This program focuses on the active and health lifestyle that can lead to positive effects on health of a person. The programme is run by Mansfield District Council. Moreover, in order to ensure that people live a healthy lifestyle, Get Active also introduces and promotes many events and activities on a regular basis.

One of the most prominent among these efforts made by Get Active is the introduction of a well balanced and healthy diet plan for the members of the community. However, looking at the current diet plan of Get Active, it looks outdated because of non-consideration of several important. In order to better understand about the problems in Get Active's proposed diet plan; and in depth discussion regarding the relevant factors is required.

Discussion

Problems within the Current Diet Plan

There are several reasons due to which the current diet plan of Get Active is stated to be outdated. The following among those reasons are worth highlighting:

Research suggests that a diet which is low on Carbohydrate and high on Proteins and Fats is way too better in comparison to one which has an exceedingly high amount of Carbohydrates (Fitday, 2011)

The current diet plan promotes the usage of food products which have a high percentage of glycemic carbohydrates in it such as margarine, butter, grains and wheat. Moreover, as per the latest research, these products are harmful for health.

Products constituted with Omega 3 Fatty Acid which is quite important for a healthy body, are discouraged in the currently proposed diet plan. Therefore, this is a major blunder in the diet plan as it is indeed necessary to have Omega 3 fatty acid products in the diet.

The disadvantage of Low carbohydrate nutrients

The various health related problems have been common due to misconceptions in the field of nutrition and diet. According to the Get Active program, the previous researches heavily suggest that a low-carbohydrate/high fat/high protein diet is far more effective than a high carbohydrate diet for overall health and body composition. The nutritional aspects are focused on discouraged the usage of high glycemic carbohydrates including wheat, grains, and butter/margarine. The assumption that the consumption of high level carbohydrates is good for an effective diet is now believed to be more harmful than the stored fats in the body which causes obesity resulting in several medical conditions such as heart problems, arthritis, and high blood pressure (Snyder, 2012).

The misconceptions created by the Get Active due to the research gap are considered injurious to the people, since they propose ...