Carbohydrates have received a bad reputation, especially when it comes to their role in weight gain. All carbohydrates are not bad and the primary role of carbohydrates in the body is to supply the cells with glucose for energy. One type of carbohydrate is sugar. Some people are unaware that instead of avoiding all sugars, they can choose to include natural sugars found in vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and fruit. On the other hand, most people know that too much fat poses health risks, but may be surprised to learn that too little does, too.

After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, answer the following:

1. Navigate to My Plate: https://www.myplate.gov/Links to an external site. and to the Diabetes Plate: What is the Diabetes Plate Method?Links to an external site. (diabetesfoodhub.org) then, submit at least 1 paragraph comparing both for
   1. similarities
   2. differences
   3. share who should follow MyPlate and who should follow the Diabetes Plate method?
2. Navigate to the American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Links to an external site. and to the National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.govLinks to an external site., submit a 1 paragraph analysis on the relationships between dietary fats and the risk of heart disease, cancer, or type 2 diabetes (choose one).
3. Choose a food label from your favorite snack, and take a picture of the Nutrition Facts on the food label. Navigate to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, “Interactive Nutrition Facts Label: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/InteractiveNutritionFactsLabel/#introLinks to an external site. Choose one ingredient from your label. Share with the class one (1) health fact and (1) action step you learned about that ingredient in the interactive site.
4. Explain the differences between high-quality and low-quality proteins, and well-balanced vegetarian diets.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 400 words, formatted, and cited in the current APA style with support from your textbook and the sources provided.  Your initial post is worth 8 points.
• You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.) 
• All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
• Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
• Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.
• You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

Grading Rubric 

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