NUT06 Nutrition: Case Studies Analysis and Dietary Recommendations

This article presents five case studies related to fitness and nutrition industry. Each case study involves the analysis of daily eating patterns and provides dietary recommendations based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines and Eat For Health Educator Guide. The article also suggests referring clients to an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, an Accredited Sports Dietitian, or a medical practitioner if necessary. The minimum word limit for each case study is 150 words.

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Assignment
Assignments may include short answer questions or longer answer questions and are designed to
test how you apply your knowledge in a real-world situation. All assignments are completed as a
Microsoft Word document and are submitted to an assessor through My eCampus. Your assessor
is looking for how you apply your knowledge and how you think critically about the topic area.
This assessment item will involve the analysis of case studies. Concerning the fitness and nutrition
industry, case studies provide a record of clinical interactions and help frame important questions
so that critical information about the client’s current state of health and their future goals can be
obtained.
In this assessment task, there are five current case studies for which you will need to complete a
range of clinical and safety questions relevant to specific mock case studies. These include:
• Identify daily eating patterns in the format of the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
• Compare eating patterns with the recommendations in the Eat For Health educator guide.
• Provide suggestions for achieving healthy dietary patterns using the Eat For Health educator
guide
• Refer clients to either an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, an Accredited Sports Dietitian, or a
medical practitioner if necessary.
Where relevant, you will need to support you answers with current literature and research
articles, which are available via the My Academic Library in My eCampus. You can also refer to
the additional course resources within the NUT06 unit cluster area to further support your
answers.
The minimum word limit for each case study will be 150 words.
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Case Study 1
Alex is 33 years old and has been obese since he was a teenager. During this period, he has also
developed type 2 diabetes. Alex struggles to find sustainable employment and suffers from
depression.
Alex's attitude towards food is driven by his mental state: he is someone who eats for comfort. He
currently takes medication for diabetes and depression and regularly meets with his GP to discuss
and evaluate these two conditions.
Alex has been advised by his GP to seek advice regarding changing his diet because not only will this
have positive effects on his mental state, but losing weight will also lessen the impact of his
diabetes.
Alex's daily meals usually include a breakfast from McDonald's, including a McMuffin and a
milkshake. He snacks throughout the day on chips, biscuits, and doughnuts before having a lunch of
fish and chips with a Coke. For dinner, he usually has either pizza or pasta and either a beer or
Coke.
Please answer the following questions relevant to this case study.
1. Using the format of the Australian Dietary Guidelines, identify whether Alex’s daily eating
patterns are meeting the guidelines relevant to him.
Alex’s daily eating patterns do not meet the Australian dietary guidelines. Alex takes the types
of food that cannot reduce the obesity sickness he is suffering from. The doctors guidelines
prescribes that an obsess person should take a diets of fewer calories, low carbohydrate diet
and combine diet with exercise.
2. Using the Eat For Health Educator Guide (found in the additional resources), suggest how
Alex could change his habits to achieve healthy dietary patterns.
Alex can choose the amount of nutritious food and drinks that will only meet the energy
demands of the body but not in excessive form, he can also drink a lot of water and eat plenty
of fruits and vegetable. He can also put a limitation on the amount of foods that have saturated
fat, added salt, sugar and the amount of alcohol he takes.it is good for Alex to consume foods
like polyunsaturated and palm oil with foods that have monounsaturated fats.
3. Should you refer Alex to an allied health professional? If so, to whom and why?
Yes, I should refer Alex to an allied health professional. This is because Alex is sick and he needs
someone who will play a critical role in his life in improving access and the quality of care that
Alex will need. He will be good in making sure that Alex is taking the correct medicine for his
sick ness and that the health professional will be given him all his attention as compared o
when the professional was in hospital.
Case Study 2
Amber is 28 years old and currently 12 weeks pregnant with her first child. She has suffered from
severe morning sickness during this, her first trimester, and has changed her diet significantly
because of this.
Amber's obstetrician anticipates that her morning sickness will subside for the remainder of her
pregnancy, but Amber is keen to try improving her eating habits during the second and third
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trimesters, as she is adamant that she would like to breastfeed and understands that a good diet
will aid this.
For the past 12 weeks, she has eaten sporadically throughout the day depending on when she feels
nauseated. She typically skips breakfast or will have a slice of toast with butter and jam on her way
to work. She does not tend to snack during the day but will occasionally eat a muesli bar. Her
workplace has an on-site café, and she usually orders a cheese and tomato toasted sandwich for
lunch. In the evening, both she and her husband arrive home relatively late, so they have been
eating for convenience in the form of microwave meals and ordering Thai food or pizzas twice per
week.
Please answer the following questions relevant to this case study.
1. Using the format of the Australian Dietary Guidelines, identify whether Amber’s daily eating
patterns are meeting the guidelines relevant to her.
Amber is trying to keep her daily meals balanced so that she can take care of herself and the
health of the unborn child. She is taking several products from fruits, which is quite important.
She benefits from eating all the sorts of foods she since she gets nutrients from all that food.
However, Amber should eat the highly processed food at bay and eat something fresh. She
risks eating food kept in fridge.
2. Using the Eat For Health Educator Guide (found in the additional resources), suggest how
Amber could change her habits to achieve healthy dietary patterns.
Amber should eat wholegrain and high fibre grains. She should also strain to consume.
Unsaturated spreads and oils. She should also eat protein rich foods like lean meats, poultry
fish, eggs and beans. Amber should also strive to get fresh fruits but also take dry fruits at
times. She should take foods with folate and iodine since those are important for the growth of
a baby..
3. Should you refer Amber to an allied health professional? If so, to whom and why?
I can refer Amber to allied health professional in mater Health and wellness. In this hospital,
the women’s dieticians support women to achieve their nutritionist goals and the most exciting
time of their lifetime the specialists also have the knowledge to advice a mother on how they
can store food.
Case Study 3
James is 55 years old and suffers from cardiovascular disease. He suffered a heart attack three
years ago and has been encouraged by his GP to start a light exercise program as well as making
modifications to his diet.
James is also gluten intolerant. Currently, he follows a diet based around gluten-free principles.
A sample day of his includes two eggs and half an avocado for breakfast, a chicken salad for lunch,
and grilled steak with green vegetables for dinner. James prepares all his own meals from scratch
and cooks using utensils that he keeps in a clean condition. He stores all his perishable items in the
fridge and uses sealed Tupperware containers to store remaining food once it has been
unpackaged.
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Please answer the following questions relevant to this case study.
1. Using the format of the Australian Dietary Guidelines, identify whether James’s daily eating
patterns are meeting the guidelines relevant to him.
James is meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines. He is taking fruits and vegetables often he is
however not doing it to his best since he is taking meat and is not taking nuts, legumes or even
seeds. He tries to follow a principled diet since he takes lower fat products and is consuming
white meat.
2. Using the Eat For Health Educator Guide (found in the additional resources), suggest how
James could change his habits to achieve healthy dietary patterns.
James could change his habits by making sure that he has eaten more vegetables that he does.
He should also keep the number of servings he receives as this can lead to controlling the
amount of calories received in a body digestive system.
3. Should you refer James to an allied health professional? If so, to whom and why?
Yes, I can refer James to Mater Hospital since they have nice professional who emphasise on
the creation of time to allocate yourself some treat helps patients create daily menus and
choose low proteins sources.
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Case Study 4
Linda is a 21-year-old student in her final year at university. She is also a very talented distance
runner and is hoping to qualify for the next Olympic Games in the marathon.
Linda's goal is to meet the qualifying standard in the next 12 months, so she has increased her
training load and intensity to help achieve this. Between her increased training volume and her
studies for university, her diet has not been a priority, and she is seeking guidance on how to modify
her diet to support her training and lifestyle goals.
An example of her daily diet includes having Nutri Grain cereal for breakfast with semi-skimmed
milk, followed by cheese and ham sandwiches for lunch, and pasta for dinner. She tries to drink 1.5
litres of water each day, but also has three or four black coffees each day.
Linda prepares her own food, but at times, she forgets to put the milk back in the fridge after using
it in the morning. She regularly arrives home in the afternoon and only then puts the milk back in
the fridge.
Please answer the following questions relevant to this case study.
1. Using the format of the Australian Dietary Guidelines, identify whether Linda’s daily eating
patterns are meeting the guidelines relevant to her.
The daily eating guidelines for Linda are not 100% meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines
she does not take meat that is vital in her body although she takes milk. She eats legumes and
dairy products like milk, which are also important the athlete tries to maintain her diet since
she eats from the 5 core food groups recommended by a dentist.
2. Using the Eat For Health Educator Guide (found in the additional resources), suggest how
Linda could change her habits to achieve healthy dietary patterns.
However, Linda could have an option to change her dietary tactic. She can opt to provide her
body with half a drink or even drink a gallon of water a day. The latter will be important since it
will be needed in the hydration of body parts and also ,improve the activity level of the body
3. Should you refer Linda to an allied health professional? If so, to whom and why?
Yes, I should refer Linda to an allied health professional, In addition, precisely to the AIS. This is
because the AIS has a wide range of both mental and physical aid for the performance of
athletes.
Case Study 5
Olly is 40 years old and has lost a significant amount of weight recently. He has introduced regular
exercise into his life over the last 12 months and has lost weight due to his efforts to ensure that he
follows the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
Despite his best efforts, Olly is still 10kg overweight and is struggling to lose the remaining weight.
He currently exercises at moderate intensity for 30 minutes three times per week. A typical day in
Olly’s diet includes two pieces of wholegrain toast with butter and vegemite in addition to two hard
boiled eggs for breakfast; for lunch, he usually eats grilled chicken or fish with white rice or potatoes
and a small amount of vegetables such as broccoli or green beans; and for dinner, he will generally
eat either grilled steak with potatoes and vegetables or he will cook a chicken stir fry with noodles
or rice.
Olly also snacks on at least two pieces of fruit per day and drinks two litres of water.
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Olly prepares all his food for each day the night prior and stores all perishable items in airtight
containers in the fridge.
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Please answer the following questions relevant to this case study.
1. Using the format of the Australian Dietary Guidelines, identify whether Olly’s daily eating
patterns are meeting the guidelines relevant to him.
Olly is not following the Australian Dietary Guidelines. He eats too much food and hence this
has been the cause for the maintained overweight situation. He is however eating the five
groups of foods set from the guideline.
2. Using the Eat For Health Educator Guide (found in the additional resources), suggest how
Olly could change his habits to achieve healthy dietary patterns.
Olly is supposed to eat from the five groups of foods. He should take large volumes of water,
lots and limited volumes of food containing saturated salt added sugars and alcohol. He should
also avoid fad diets and also embrace foods that have very low calorie diet
3. Should you refer Olly to an allied health professional? If so, to whom and why?
No. This is because conditions of overweight do not apply to persons who need special dietary
advice for this medical condition.
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