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 Competency Goals:: 5: The learner will apply behavior management skills to nutrition-related health concerns.
Objectives:
5.01: Name the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and describe the implications of each on eating behavior. 5.02: Define common terms on food labels and advertising. 5.03: Assess health claims on food labels. 5.04: Describe how being over or under a healthful weight can be linked to biases and discrimination. 5.05: Explain that obesity is a disease as well as a risk factor for other diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. 5.06: Explain increasing external pressures in adolescence to engage in risk behaviors and strategies for resistance.