Question

Erin is a 28-year-old professional woman who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and vigilantly maintains her weight at 118 pounds by following a lacto-ovo (non-fat milk and egg whites only) vegetarian diet that supplies approximately 1200 calories a day. With her understanding that protein should provide between 10 and 35 percent of her daily calories, she reasons that her daily intake of 40 grams of protein from milk, eggs, legumes, and nuts is adequate for her needs. She is concerned, however, that she has been sick more than usual and has experienced two stress fractures in her leg over the past three years while exercising.

Answer 1

o Although it talls within the recommended range in terme of percentage of total energy intake, has protein intake is lessthan recommended in terms of the absolute amount needed to maintain a healthy body weight 40 grm of protein intake gives 160 K. calories per day erina Consumption = 160 = 13-1 131. of protein intake is not sufficient in terms of total energy intake, to maintain healthy body weight - - 1200 B Her low energy intake (1200 kilocalories) is forcing the body to use some of the limited dietary protein to meet energy needs rather than make needed anti-bodies to fight an infection. - Because of such reason she has been sick - more than usual.