Lifespan Nutrition Medical Lifes Assignment

Lifespan Nutrition
Medical
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WORK `1
Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Case 1...................................................................................................................... 2
Case 4...................................................................................................................... 2
Module 1.................................................................................................................. 3
Module 2.................................................................................................................. 3
Module 3.................................................................................................................. 4
Recommendation........................................................................................................ 5
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 5
References................................................................................................................ 6
Appendix.................................................................................................................. 8

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Introduction
Nutrition is defined as the process of obtaining and consuming the food that is
essential for both growth as well as development of the system and organs in the body. This
report discusses the two cases which revolve around nutrition in different age groups and help
in learning about the basics of food nutrition. Moreover, it also discusses several questions
and gives insights about the nutritional benefits and what major recommendations are made
to decrease the risk of diseases in all age groups. It also presents some figures about the BMR
and the recommended daily intake of the vital nutrients in specific groups which helps in
understanding the calculated balanced lifestyle.
Case 1
Roxanne’s health status and diet involves healthy eating habits with balance nutrient
and mineral including all sort of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. However, consumption of
alcohol and caffeine in the form of wine and coffee respectively is considered to be causing
an imbalance in the absorption of the nutrients and mineral she has been consuming in her
diet. Although her diet is balanced but it involves lots of food and drink with high calories.
Parallelly less intake of water is also an issue that can result in further problems (Stinca et al.,
2017).
Consumption of black coffee with banana makes it less lie to get the magnesium
present in banana to get absorbed easily as the tannins present in the coffee hinder with the
process (Signorell et al., 2019).
The nutrients that are at risk of deficiency for Roxanne is at the edge, as she is
middle-aged and at the trail of getting aged, which comes with an imbalance in the absorption
of magnesium, calcium, and potassium which results in diseases like osteoporosis, muscle
dystrophies, arthritis, and other musculoskeletal and cognitive issues. Roxanne must cut
down the consumption of wine daily twice a day. She must increase the water intake up to 2
to 3 liters per day to revive the system and to remove the toxins (Geissler, 2017).
Case 4
Osteoporosis is highly associated with the deficiency od several nutrients such as
calcium, copper, vitamin A, and D. The low intake of these nutrients and minerals causes the
wearing and loss of bone tissues which eventually increases the risk of hip fracture which is
true in case with the Mildred as she got her femur bone fractured (NOF, 2018).