Question

Kelly, a 14-year-old female, has been referred to a registered dietitian as part of her treatment plan for a new diagnosis of anorexia. Members of Kelly’s treatment team include her primary care physician, a psychiatrist, her school health nurse, her parents, and a registered dietitian. Kelly started to display an intense anxiety of gaining weight when her parents divorced (she was 12 ½ years old at the time). Her growth data is provided below. Kelly started menses when she was 12, but hasn’t had a period for the past year. Her usual food intake in the past three months includes 4 diet Cokes®, 15 raw baby carrots, and 1 slice of diet bread per day (approximately 100 calories per day).

Answer 1

Answer: The obesity causes many problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hormonal imbalance etc. due to improper diet and poor lifestyle, people starts to gain weight. Kelly's food intake is not proper as cokes, caffeinated products cause more sugar build up in the body leading to increasing in the weight. Due to mental stress along with improper diet, the weight gain becomes more intense. Kelly should focus on her health and should not take stress as this lead to many other hormonal problems. Once her diet should be good such as including green vegetables, proteins rich diet and along with physical activities, some of the improvement can be noticed.