Category: nutrition

NUTRITION

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NUTRITION

You have been asked to teach a new patient nutrition class. In the first class session, you plan to present information using PowerPoint. As you prepare this presentation, choose your audience and state whether the patients are mothers with young children, adults, or seniors. Then include the following information on your slides:
• The typical nutritional needs of your audience
• Examples of foods they should include in their daily diet
• How much of each macronutrient they should include in their meals each day
• Examples of foods they should avoid or restrict to one or two portions per week
• Consequences of poor nutrition
Requirements
• The presentation should have 7 slides
• You must use and reference at least one reliable external source
• Include tables or images to support your talking points

NUTRITION

Posted on | by Brian Leakey 
NUTRITION

You have been asked to teach a new patient nutrition class. In the first class session, you plan to present information using PowerPoint. As you prepare this presentation, choose your audience and state whether the patients are mothers with young children, adults, or seniors. Then include the following information on your slides:
• The typical nutritional needs of your audience
• Examples of foods they should include in their daily diet
• How much of each macronutrient they should include in their meals each day
• Examples of foods they should avoid or restrict to one or two portions per week
• Consequences of poor nutrition
Requirements
• The presentation should have 7 slides
• You must use and reference at least one reliable external source
• Include tables or images to support your talking points

Different Reasons for hot flashes after Eating

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The chemical awkward nature can likewise cause actual side effects as well, including hot flashes after eating and night sweats.
Different Reasons for hot flashes after Eating
Pretty much anybody, male or female, can encounter a hot blaze when internal heat levels are raised. That reality is your most memorable hint concerning why hot blazes happen.
The Simple Act of Eating- When you eat a feast, your body goes to attempt to process and use all the food. They are processes that can build your internal heat level somewhat because of all the additional movement.
Spicy food- The vast majority experience perspiring when they eat hot food varieties, however, they can likewise set off the side effects of all-out hot blazes. Hot food varieties can make veins expand and invigorate sensitive spots, which causes your body to feel hotter.
Low Glucose Levels – When glucose levels drop excessively low, it can set off the impression of intensity in the body. Homegrown One’s Ultra Glucomate assists with settling your blood glucose levels.
Different Food Sources That Might Set off Hot flashes after Eating – The reasons for hot blazes can be unique in relation to one individual to another, by and large, following food sources have been connected to higher episodes of hot flashes after eating in certain individuals.

Guidance for Professional Use of Social Media in Nutrition

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Upon reading, Guidance for Professional Use of Social Media in Nutrition and Dietetics Practice by Klemm, what are your thoughts on utilizing social media inyour practice? What social media tools will you employ and how will you determine your followers, friends, etc? What are the benefits and drawbacks of social media for your practice and the ethical considerations?

 

 

Nutrient density

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Nutrient density is a term used to describe certain foods. Show your understanding of this concept by answering the following questions:
a. Briefly explain the difference between a food that is considered nutrient dense and one that is considered energy dense, and give an example of each.
b. Are all energy dense foods “unhealthy”? Briefly explain your answer and give one example of an energy dense food that you would consider healthy..
c. How can understanding how to choose nutrient dense foods help you in maintaining a healthy weight throughout your lifetime?

 

Importance of meeting nutritional needs

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Throughout this course, we have tried to emphasize the importance of meeting nutritional needs through a healthy diet, rather than through the use of supplements. Exceptions are made when individuals may need certain nutrients in greater amounts than those found in one’s normal diet – for example, during pregnancy, or when a specific nutrient deficiency is diagnosed by a physician.
Let’s apply this concept with regards to protein supplementation.
Dan is a healthy, moderately active, 6 ft., 200 lb. male, whose recommended total caloric intake is 2000 calories a day. He goes to the gym three times a week and concentrates primarily on free weights and a few weight training machines. Dan’s trainer at his gym has recommended that he take a daily protein shake which supplies 250 grams of protein to enhance his strength training workouts.
Answer the following question:
1. Based on the Guidelines for proportionality of the macronutrients, what is the range of calories of high quality protein that Dan should aim to consume a day (on average)? Between _____________ calories and _____________ calories..
2. Dan goes to his favorite restaurant and has a 6-oz steak. It contains 125 grams of protein. How many calories of protein has Dan consumed in that single stead? _____________
3. Based on your calculations, if this is the only protein food Dan consumes that day, has he met his minimum protein requirements? Yes or No ________
4. Would you recommend he take the protein shake? Yes or No? _________
5. Briefly explain your answer to #4

Mechanism of food and water entry and processing in the digestive system

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Systems of the human body interact with each other moment by
moments and are interdependent on each other. For this paper you will
describe different organs systems and their functions.
Scenario
You eat a hamburger (on a bun) and drink a large amount of water.
Describe what happens to them during the digestion process,
reabsorption, and the elimination of waste and excess fluid in the
urinary system.

The paper must have the following elements as you describe how the
hamburger moves through the digestive tract and is digested and its
contents absorbed and processed:
1) Cite your resources and have a logical flow: The paper should
have an introduction, logical flow, and grammatically correct.
Work should be properly cited.
2) Introduction: introduce the topic and summarize what you paper
will cover. Explain the role each system plays in digestion
reabsorption of water and essential materials and elimination of
waste or excess water.
3) Digestive anatomy and physiology: Describe the mechanism of
food and water entry and processing in the digestive system both
primary and secondary organs.
4) Urinary system: Describe the mechanism of filtration and
elimination of wastes in the urinary system as it relates to the
meal (urea, water, salt, etc.)
5) Describe essential interaction of other systems as needed: Any
circulatory or respiratory physiology necessary to understand the
process should be included.

Food(s) implicated in the outbreak

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Find a current, online news story (within the last 6 months) about a foodborne illness outbreak that was linked to a foodservice facility. The facility might be a restaurant, school, hospital, etc. No more than three students may choose the same outbreak. It is strongly suggested that be limited to no more than two students.

Write a discussion post describing:

Food(s) implicated in the outbreak
Microorganism suspected of causing the illness
Facility preparing the food (restaurant, hospital, school, etc.)
How many people were ill, hospitalized or died.
Discuss what factors or conditions you feel caused this outbreak.
What recommendations would you make to the manager of the facility in order to prevent similar outbreaks in the future?