Option A: After reading about vitamins and minerals in our required readings in this unit, which has a benefit that you’d like to experience? Using paragra

You may select ONE of the following discussion topics (Options A, B, or C) for your original post.

Option A: After reading about vitamins and minerals in our required readings in this unit, which has a benefit that you’d like to experience? Using paragraph format, include the following information:

1. Which nutrient are you discussing?
2. What benefits would you like to experience and why?
3. What sources of the nutrient do you currently consume?
4. Describe at least three new ways you can include the nutrient using foods and/or beverages to increase your intake (include the food/beverage and how you could include it in your current diet).

Option B: Weight stigma may be experienced by about 40% of the population at some point in their lives. Describe a time that you noticed weight stigma. This could be a personal experience, an experience of someone you know, or something you’ve witnessed in media (TV, movie, magazine, social media, books, etc.).

1. Describe the situation, and make sure to include the following key points:
2. What was the general source of stigmatization (family, social environment, work environment, service providers, or generalized feelings of mistreatment)?
3. What was the action that occurred that would be considered weight stigma or discrimination?
4. What was the response to the action? (How did the person experiencing the stigma respond?)
5. How could this situation have been handled differently to avoid weight bias and discrimination?

Option C: Why hasn't there been a solution to the obesity epidemic even after multitudes of research demonstrating the catastrophic impacts it plays on our health, economy, and environment?

1. Choose at least two causes of the obesity epidemic

FOR EACH CAUSE you chose, answer the following questions:

1. Describe the cause
2. How does it impact obesity?
3. Provide an example. Describe a real-life situation that would be part of each cause. (Example: Long commute times leading to less time for physical activity)
4. Consider solutions. What could help address this situation to improve health for those involved? Name at least two possible solutions for each cause you’ve selected to discuss.