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The document describes a diet experiment that will be conducted by the author, his wife, and cousin. They will follow a diet consisting of skinless chicken breast, brown rice, lettuce, chaya salad, carrots, olive oil, blue fish, whole wheat bread, and oatmeal. The author hypothesizes that his cousin will maintain her weight, his wife will lose 2-3 pounds, and he will lose 10-15 pounds and see improvements in his health markers. They will track their weight, height, and BMI before and after following the diet for one month.

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The document describes a diet experiment that will be conducted by the author, his wife, and cousin. They will follow a diet consisting of skinless chicken breast, brown rice, lettuce, chaya salad, carrots, olive oil, blue fish, whole wheat bread, and oatmeal. The author hypothesizes that his cousin will maintain her weight, his wife will lose 2-3 pounds, and he will lose 10-15 pounds and see improvements in his health markers. They will track their weight, height, and BMI before and after following the diet for one month.

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Written Assignment Unit 1

Dieting

Withheld for peer assessment

Bachelor of Science in health science, UoPeople

BIOL 1301 Introduction to Biology - AY2021-T5

Dr. Rita Mourya (Instructor)

21st June 2021


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Introduction

It is well known that we all care about our health and well-being. Personally, when my

cholesterol and triglycerides rose, I went on a diet, but after a while, I started feeling sicker than I

already was. Ogden (2019) stated that "diet has a 35% probability of causing death due to

cancer" (p. 13), that is something serious and that is why it is important to know how to balance

food, before starting a diet.

Dieting

Since I was recently diagnosed with fatty liver, I will do this experiment based on a diet

for the disease. As I have my degree in gastronomy and have worked as a chef for 9 years, I can

think of several options, but I will focus on something simpler. The foods for my diet that I chose

are the following.

- Skinless chicken breast (roasted, grilled, en Papillote).

- Integral rice (brown rice).

- Lettuce salad

- Chaya salad (a plant that grows in Belize and is high in iron).

- Carrots

- Olive oil (for cooking and seasoning)

- Blue Fish, for omega 3 oil (sardines, mackerel, or trout).

- Whole wheat bread

- Oatmeal

There is scientific evidence that the foods I choose are suitable for my diet. Chicken

breast is lean meat, so I won't be affected by the fat in my liver. It also contains proteins that help
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my body maintain my cells, rebuild tissues and grow. Brown rice Contains fewer calories,

minerals and vitamins, a source of energy, helps reduce the risk of diseases, fiber, stable glucose

levels, and proteins (DKV Seguros, 2021). Lettuce is a very refreshing food thanks to its high

water content and it provides essential minerals and vitamins such as potassium, magnesium,

calcium, vitamin A.

Chaya contains large amounts of iron, helps with weight gain, and has a high anti-

inflammatory power that relieves and prevents various ailments (The Brands Group, 2021).

Carrots contain vitamin A that helps with eyesight, olive oil, and omega 3 raises HDL (good)

cholesterol levels and lowers LDL-c (bad) cholesterol. Finally, whole wheat bread and oats

contain large amounts of fiber, which will help me reduce the fat in my liver and my other lipids.

For this experiment, I am going to use my wife, my cousin, and myself. In order to design

my experiment, the first thing I am going to do is take the weight, height, and BMI of each one

of us.

1. Cousin:

- Weight: 98lbs

- Height: 5’, 1”

- BMI: 18.5

2. Wife:

- Weight: 130lbs

- Height: 5’, 3”
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- BMI 22.1

3. Myself:

- Weight: 205lbs

- Height: 5 ’10"

- BMI 29.4

My hypothesis of the potential results of my experiment is variable. For example, since

my cousin does not eat much, I am sure that she will continue to maintain her weight, she might

lose a few ounces, but it won’t exceed a pound. My wife might lose two or three pounds and

likewise, her BMI will drop from 22.1 to 18.5. I am sure that I will be able to lose many pounds,

maybe ten or fifteen if possible, and lower the fats in my liver, my lipids, my BMI, and above all,

have a healthy life.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this is going to be a very interesting experiment. Unfortunately, I don't

have much time to confirm my hypothesis. I am sure that in a month I will be able to start seeing

results. I will follow this diet and try not to eat any junk food so it does not affect my results.
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Reference

DKV Seguros. (2021, June 11). Arroz integral: como cocinarlo y sus beneficios. Quiero

cuidarme. https://quierocuidarme.dkvsalud.es/alimentacion/arroz-integral

Ogden, J. (2019). The psychology of health and illnes.

https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/1189121/mod_book/chapter/279277/Ogden%20-

%20The%20psychology%20of%20health%20and%20illness_2019.pdf

Rye, C., Wise, R., Jurukovski, V., Desaix, J., Choi, J., & Avissar, Y. (2017). Biology. Rice

University. https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/1274548/mod_page/content/6/

Biology_Chapters_1-10.pdf

The Brands Group. (2021, January 26). Te decimos todo sobre la chaya y sus grandes beneficios. Cocina

Fácil. https://www.cocinafacil.com.mx/salud-y-nutricion/te-decimos-todo-sobre-la-chaya-y-sus-

grandes-beneficios/#:%7E:text=Beneficios%20de%20la%20chaya&text=Gracias%20a%20sus

%20propiedades%20antioxidantes,adem%C3%A1s%20de%20prevenir%20el

%20sobrepeso.&text=Estos%20antioxidantes%20tambi%C3%A9n%20poseen%20un,alivia

%20y%20previene%20diversos%20padecimientos

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