Nutrition And Therapy Assesment Report

Running Head: NUTRITION AND THERAPY
NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
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Name of the University
Author’s Note

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1.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
CHO: 107 CHO: 199 CHO: 33
Fat: 126 Fat: 44 Fat: 129
PRO: 149 PRO: 140 PRO: 128
kJ: 10196 kJ: 9125 kJ: 7377
Sodium: 3010 mg Sodium: 1812 mg Sodium: 2551 mg
2. Day 3 is near to ketogenic diet due to the fat content being 129 grams.
3. Day 1 seems close to the Australian Dietary Guidelines because it has more servings of fruits,
vegetables, eggs, lean meat, diary products and cereals as compared to other days.
4. Day 3 appears to match someone with a low carb diet because the carbohydrate content is 33
grams.
5. According to the National Health and Medical Research Council an Australian adult is
recommended 1600 mg of sodium in their dietary intake. Consuming high amount of sodium is
not beneficial for the human health due to several reasons because it affects the heart and kidney
health leading to severe lifestyle disorders.
One of the consequences is its effect on the heart that leads to cardiovascular diseases such as
hypertension, stroke, left ventricular hypertrophy, albuminuria and increased heart rate. Sodium
increases the fluid content of the body that affects the blood volume leading to burden in the
coronaries of the heart. It is said that communities with low sodium intake, high blood pressure is
not popular amongst the population and this suggests that sodium is related to hypertension and

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cardiovascular diseases. The first step of sodium is to reduce the amount of blood reaching the
heart, which leads to pains in the chest that is also known as Angina. This conditions leads to the
delay in the normal functions of the heart because it is not receiving the intake of oxygen and
nutrients. Further consumption of salt leads to the damage of arteries because of high blood
pressures that leads to the clogging or bursting of arteries. When this occurs then the heart is not
able to receive any oxygen, which leads to death (Joosten et al., 2014).
The second consequence is its effect on kidneys because the kidney removes the excess fluid
from the body through the procedure of filtering the blood. The extra fluid is left in the bladder
to be removed as urine. Kidney uses osmosis as a technique, which utilizes sodium and
potassium to absorb the water from the cell walls. Excess sodium in the diet leads to the
misbalance of the sodium and potassium ratio by sodium being higher in amount. This also leads
to high blood pressure and extra fluid (Mills et al., 2016).
6. The diet on day 1 suits an athlete involved in a strength based activity because it has an
optimum amount of protein that includes lean meat. A dietary plan for strength based activity
includes the energy requirements of protein, carbohydrate and fats in a proper ratio and the
micronutrients should be sufficient in amount. It should have adequate fluids and proper meal
timings. Athletes who are in to strength based activity perform excessive physical activity that
requires maintenance and increase in strength and muscle mass (Desbrow et al., 2014). Body
requires energy to build the strength to do such activities and that is why the carbohydrate
content should be 55-60%, protein should 12-15% and fat should be 25-30%. The diet plan on
day 1 is nearest to the requirements because it has a good amount of protein, which is required
for muscle hypertrophy in athletes. Amino acid forms protein, which is a major structural
component of the tissues that includes skeletal muscles and it is also used to produce growth