A client tells you she now uses all nonnutritive sweetened foods and beverages in an effort to lose weight. She drinks on average three 12-oz soft drinks a day and takes a nonnutritive sweetened pudding cup every day in her lunch. Based on the upper limit for intake of aspartame (see Ref. 22), is she exceeding the recommended level?
The recommended ADI is 40mg /kg by JECFA and 50mg/kg by FDA
A 12oz can equal to 192mg aspartame so 3 of 12oz is equal to 576mg of aspartame
When a person exceeds 19 can if he is 165 pound then it is dangerous. Here the client is also exceeding the normal recommended intake
A client tells you she now uses all nonnutritive sweetened foods and beverages in an effort...
Putting Your Knowledge About Nutrition and Pregnancy to
Work
A college friend, Gayle, tells you that she is newly pregnant. You
are aware that she usually likes to eat the following
foods for her meals.
Breakfast
Skips this meal, or eats a granola bar
Coffee
Lunch
Sweetened yogurt, 1 cup
Small bagel with cream cheese
Occasional piece of fruit
Regular caffeinated soda, 12 fluid ounces
Dinner
2 slices of pizza, macaroni and cheese, or 2 eggs with 2 slices
of...
4 extra credit Juanita is a 19 year old college student of Hispanic descent. She is 5'4' and weighs 170 lbs. Her entire family is overweight and her mother was diagnosed with diabetes last month. Her uncle has had diabetes since he was eight years old. Juanita's mother has told her that eating sugar is what causes diabetes and she is concerned that if her daughter does not change her diet she may develop diabetes as well. She has told...
1. What is the difference between fat-soluble and water-soluble
vitamins in deficiency and toxicity levels? How do deficiencies and
toxicities occur for each
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1. What is the
difference between fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins in
deficiency and toxicity levels? How do deficiencies and toxicities
occur for each?
2. Tonya is 5' 3"
tall, weighs 151 pounds, and is 38 years old. Her waist
circumference is 37". Her life is busy but sedentary. She simply
does not have...
Lisa is 50 years old white female she reports she had trouble with
her weight for many years and had dieted with little sucess.
Her BMI is 41 and all vital sign is normal
medical history cholelithiasis diagnosed at age 40 and has had
few episodes of cholecystitis
what is nursing diagnostic label would define the problem
patient and etiology?
7. Identify the defining characteristics of this diagnosis from the assessment data provided. (6 points) Patient Data Defining Characteristics Obesity:...
When you talk to Stella about her food intake at home, she indicates that her appetite is poor. “Sometimes I feel bloated; I fill up so quickly – after a few bites of food.” “Food doesn’t taste good anymore.” She tells you that her highest adult weight was 145-150 lbs (about 5 years ago). She complains that her dentures are fitting very loosely. She consumes coffee, juice, and dry cereal with a small amount of milk in the morning and...
Food Group Amounts for 2,200 Calories a Day Vegetables Dairy Protein Grains Fruits 3 cups 6 ounces 3 cups 2 cups 7 ounces Move to low-fat or Vary your protein routine Make half your grains whole grains Vary your veggies Focus on whole fruits fat-free milk or yogurt Choose fat-free milk, yogurt, and soy beverages (soy milk) to cut back on your saturated Mix up your protein foods to include seafood, beans and peas, unsalted nuts and seeds, soy products,...
Age: 27 years old Subjective information: Ms. Lyon comes to see you because she is worried about her weight and future health issues that may arise due to excess weight on her body. She reports having had weight issues since she was a child. Ms. Lyon states there is history of Type II Diabetes on her mother's side and history of hypertension and stroke on her father's side of the family, and she is worried about the connection between excess...
In Diet & Wellness Plus you will create the below profile and add the foods below. You will then pull Reports and answer the questions. Topic: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) Menu: Sample 2,000 calorie menu (from MyPlate) DWP Reports Used Intake vs. Goals MyPlate Analysis Go to Diet & Wellness Plus and create the following profile for Reuben Ward. Birth Date: May 7, 1998 (Note: adjust the date of birth on this assignment so that Reuben is 19 years old...
What
advice would you give to Ana in terms of pre-event sports
nutrition?
Athletes need to follow the upper limit of the suggested amounts
on MyPlate. Ana’s meals should be eaten at least 2-3 hours before
her event, and she should avoid foods that are high in fat,
protein, or fiber for at least 4 hours before her event.
Carbohydrates are the best source of energy for her running
events.
Athletes should follow the recommendations from MyPlate.
Endurance athletes should...
write a detailed summary in an organized format. It must include
3-4 key points of the controversy. Break up your summary in 3-4
paragraphs.
Must include specific reasons as to why a vegetarian diet can be
better and or worse than the meat heavy diets?
Explain briefly using examples how reading this controversy has
helped you in making better dietary choices in future?
CONTROVERSY 6 Table of Contents Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are the Benefits and Pitfalls? Notebook LO...