Reflection on Nutrition

 This unit on nutrition, while it has only been taught for one in-class day, has already had a profound affect on me. I am your typical skinny college kid. Up to this point in my life I have been able to eat essentially whatever I want, whenever I want and have zero consequences. Or so I thought. After listening to the presentation in class on Tuesday, I was left wondering if while the things I ate did not make me gain weight or appear fat, they were actually causing me harm in ways I can't immediately see, like my cholesterol level, heart health, and probably most importantly, my habits. Because it is true that I won't be able to eat whatever I feel like throughout my entire life, it may be incredibly difficult for me to be able to switch over to healthy, metered eating when I have lived a life of unchecked consumption up to this point. The presentation also made me think about my intake of processed food. As a college, and even high school student who usually worked until 11 at night most days, I am used to eating fast-food relatively often. My high metabolism may help mitigate the effects of these now, but I feel like a totally re-think of my diet and eating schedule are needed to stay healthy in the long term.  This is also very important to public health because as a country, we are getting fatter every year.  More people need to be presented with, and comprehend this information in order to keep themselves healthy, and, possibly even more importantly, raise children who have healthy eating habits.  This will insure that the next generation of Americans are healthier than the one before, hopefully leading to a nation with a better quality of life.