NUT06 Nutrition: Case Studies Analysis and Dietary Recommendations

NUT06 Nutrition
Assignment v1.4 (2018/01/29)
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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
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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 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-
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