Glencoe Health © 2007

Introduction:
In this lesson, you learned about many of the problems that can occur in the digestive systems. The first step toward avoiding many of these difficulties is maintaining health in these areas. At the Web sites below, you will learn how to make sensible choices to build a healthy base for good nutrition and digestive health.

Links to Explore:
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005: Executive Summary
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/executivesummary.htm

Directions:

• Read the Web page.
• Answer the following questions:

1.			The Dietary Guidelines uses a 2,000-calorie level as a reference. Is this because everyone should aim to consume 2,000 calories a day?
2.			Define the discretionary calorie allowance.
3.			For a 2,000 calorie diet, what is the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables a person should eat every day?
4.			How much milk or milk products should you eat every day?
5.			As a teen, what percentage of your calorie intake should be fats? What kinds of fats should you eat? Give three examples of sources for these fats.