| In our society, we have been taught in school, by | | | | Women also need to be cautious about their iron |
| the ads we see on TV, new studies, new products, | | | | intake because women can have a risk of iron |
| and more all about the importance of Women's | | | | deficiency due to blood loss during menstruation. |
| health and women getting the right nutrition. We | | | | They need way more iron than men and it is |
| have seen commercials about bone loss, breast | | | | sometimes hard for women to achieve this, because |
| health, heart health, muscle loss, and much more. So, | | | | they need fewer calories. |
| if we have seen and heard about all this, then it is | | | | It is also very important for women to have plenty |
| important to know more about women and nutrition | | | | of calcium to help prevent good bone health and to |
| and ways to stay and be healthy. | | | | help prevent diseases such as osteoporosis and for |
| According to WebMD "Women's Nutrition Needs | | | | good health during pregnancy and after menopause. |
| Special Attention" Women need fewer calories than | | | | Women should also have Vitamin D to help with bone |
| men because men are usually larger with lean weight | | | | growth, according to the HealthGuide.org, "Nutrition |
| and will burn more calories. Women tend to need | | | | for Women". |
| fewer calories because they are usually smaller and | | | | Women who are pregnant may need to consult a |
| have higher fat percentages than men. Due to | | | | doctor about special needs, but they generally need |
| Women needing fewer calories, this makes the need | | | | more calories and to avoid foods like caffeine and cut |
| for more nutritional foods greater. Women in general | | | | down on salty and sugary foods. |
| need about 1, 200 calories a day and men need a | | | | Women go through many changes in their lifetime |
| few hundred more, but this also depends on how | | | | and it is very important to get the proper nutrition |
| active women are. If women are more physically | | | | and exercise for all of these changes to stay healthy |
| active, they may need more calories. | | | | and live long and enjoyable lives. |