NUTRITION
Nutrition plays a vital role in a person′s overall health and well-being. Not getting enough of the recommended nutrients over the long-term can lead to malnutrition which often results in disease and illness. In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following: 1. Define malnutrition and identify a specific disease that can result from it. 2. Perform library research about the selected disease, and explain its physiological effects on a person′s body. 3. Describe the relationship between specific foods/nutrients and the disease. Use the questions below to guide your response. a. Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increase a person′s chance of contracting the disease? b. Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with the disease? c. How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat the disease? 4. Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help combat the disease. 5. Cite at least 3 credible references and present the resources in APA format on the References page. Nutrition plays a vital role in a person′s overall health and well-being. Not getting enough of the recommended nutrients over the long-term can lead to malnutrition which often results in disease and illness. In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following: 1. Define malnutrition and identify a specific disease that can result from it. 2. Perform library research about the selected disease, and explain its physiological effects on a person′s body. 3. Describe the relationship between specific foods/nutrients and the disease. Use the questions below to guide your response. a. Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increase a person′s chance of contracting the disease? b. Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with the disease? c. How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat the disease? 4. Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help combat the disease. 5. Cite at least 3 credible references and present the resources in APA format on the References page.