Dietary Requirement Report: Analysis of Nutritional Needs

This report provides a comprehensive overview of dietary requirements, focusing on the Eatwell guide and its application. It explores the nutritional needs of various groups, including pregnant women, adolescents, and the elderly, highlighting the specific nutrients required for each stage of life. The report also discusses the evolution of dietary recommendations, referencing the COMA report and the role of SACN. The report emphasizes the importance of balanced diets and the impact of age, gender, and health status on nutrient needs. It covers the importance of calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and Folic acid for the pregnant woman. The report also covers the need for the proteins, fats, carbohydrates and iron for the children in the age group of 5-10.

Dietary Requirement

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
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INTRODUCTION
MAIN BODY
Who is the Eatwell plate for? Does this model still exist or has it changed in any way?
The Eatwell guide is for the almost all the people having the despite their dietary
restriction, weight, ethnic origin or the preferences. This diet is not the children below the age of
two as the nutritional need of them are completely different.
The model has made changes according to the latest scientific research to make sure that
the information as well as the advice provided to the public is accurate and current. The new
Eatwell guide provide the information of the food that should be added to the diet along with the
proportions to which it is healthy for having a balanced diet.
Can you briefly elaborate on the needs of the pregnant woman?
The pregnant woman needs calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B6,
vitamin B12 and Folic acid in the diet as this is essential for the building of the strong
bones,gums and teeth, helping the red blood cells in delivering the baby, healthy skin, bone
growth, helps in the development of the red blood cells and production of the blood and protein
(Nutrition During Pregnancy, 2021).
What other groups can you think of and why do they have a change in needs compared to
the general population?
According to the nutritional diet the population is divided into four factors that are:
infancy and childhood, adolescence and adulthood, old age along with the pregnancy and
lactation. The adolescents is the age when the child hit puberty, and they started to grow and
change, this time requires appropriate intake of the nutrients according to the growth rate. This
is the same for the infant and childhood at this stage they are continuously growing and changing
that demand more nutrients than the other group of people in the population (Nutrition Module:
3. Nutritional Requirements Throughout the Lifecycle. 2021).
Using two or three specific examples, explain why nutritional requirements vary?
The nutrient in the human body are needed for specific functioning in specific quantities,
the requirement of the nutrients change according to the gender, age, state of health and level of
physical activity. For example, in older people the absorption rate of B12 is poor. The children in
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the age group of 5-10 need proteins, fats, carbohydrates and iron for the mental and physical
health. Adolescent require 2200-3000 calories a day for the pubertal development (Nutrient
requirements, 2018).
What was this report called and when was it published?
COMA when published was a summary of the scientific evidences that are possible
relations of the between the diet as well as heart disease. It was published in 1947 (The COMA
Report: What It Left Out, 2021).
What does SACN stand for?
SACN report for the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (Scientific Advisory
Committee on Nutrition (SACN), 2021).
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