Certificate III Fitness: Assessment 2.2 Healthy Eating Referral

This assessment, part of the Certificate III in Fitness program, focuses on providing healthy eating information through case studies. Students are required to analyze three case studies, each presenting different individuals with varying dietary habits and goals. The assessment requires students to apply the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and the Australian Dietary Guidelines to provide recommendations for improving eating habits, including examples and rationales. Students must also determine when a referral to an accredited practicing dietitian is necessary and complete a referral form if applicable. The assessment also covers the education of clients on chronic disease prevention through balanced eating and exercise, and the maintenance of healthy eating habits while respecting individual dietary beliefs. This case study assesses the student's ability to assess client needs, provide suitable dietary advice, and make appropriate referrals within the scope of practice of a fitness professional. The assessment also includes client consent forms and requires students to consider the adverse effects of poor nutritional habits.

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Assessment 2.2
Healthy Eating Referral
Assessment 2.2 Instructions and Required Resources
Before you begin CLICK HERE to watch aninstructional video on how to successfully complete this
assessment. This video will outline the skills and resources you require to receive an excellent grade.
Prior to completing this assessment, we recommend you watch the following online lecture presentatio
relevant to this assessment:
Lecture Presentation 2.1 - Nutrition (Scope of Practice)
Lecture Presentation 2.2 - Principles of Healthy Eating
Prior to completing this assessment, we recommend you read the following chapter from the Certificat
Fitness Course Manual
Chapter 2 - Principles of Nutrition
Student Name
Assessor Name
Qualification SIS30315 - Certificate III in Fitness
Delivery Method Online Face to Face
Assessment Type Case Study
Units of Competency SISFFIT005 Provide healthy eating information
Please complete the following:
Declaration: I have read, understand and agree to the assessment tasks and criteria outline
document and agree to complete this assessment in accordance with Australian Fitness Acade
assessment policy. I declare that all evidence submitted for this assessment is the product of
work and every attempt has been made to accurately reference all sources to prevent plagiar
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Student Assessment Tasks
This assessment is to be completed after reviewing resources from Topic 2 – Principles of Nu
Students are required to address ALL questions in this assessment task to be deeme
satisfactory
Students are to review each of the 3 case studies and answer the corresponding questions in lin
the healthy eating guidelines and the scope of practice of the fitness professional.
Case Study 1
Name Sean
Age 18 Years Old
Gender Male
BMI 20.0
Goals Increase muscular strength and size to look better and to assist hi
with improving sports performance as he is a footballer.
Current Eating Habits
(Example 24 hours)
• Usually a high protein breakfast at about 7am including 2 egg
whites, 2 slices white toast and a protein shake
• Mid-morning snack at about 11am (usually another protein sha
• Lunch is usually a chicken breast with broccoli or 2 cans of tuna
and a handful of brown rice
• Afternoon snack of peanut butter sandwich on white bread
(around 3:30pm)
• Dinner at about 7pm includes red meat or chicken & mixed
vegetables (4 – 5 times per week), or pasta with Bolognese sau
• Occasionally has a milo with full cream milk after dinner
• Drinks 2-3 glasses water throughout the day
Attitudes Towards Eating
• Likes food but is too lazy to organise any food for himself in ad-
vance and will often choose the quickest thing available
• Is heavily influenced by the media, advertising and his friends
about eating foods to help bulk up and improve how he feels
about his appearance.
• Takes different supplements sporadically and is influenced by
media and friends.
Concerns • Is still quite young
• Tries lots of different supplements and is asking your advice

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1. What information would you provide Sean to assist him to make improvements to his eating
drinking habits and overall health? Use The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and the
Dietary Guidelines to provide your answer. Provide two examples and a rationale for eac
Ⅰ) Example 1:
Rationale:
Ⅱ) Example 2:
Rationale:
2. Would you refer Sean to an accredited practicing dietitian? Y / N
If yes, complete the referral form on the following page. Explain your reason in the space be
3. What advice could you give Sean to help educate him on the importance of starting and
maintaining a balanced, healthy eating and exercise routine now to assist with the prevent
of chronic diseases? Using The Australian Guidelines to Health Eating and The Austra
Dietary Guidelines, give two examples of chronic diseases you would use to help explai
Example 1:
Example 2:
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Increase the daily water intake from 2-3 glasses to 5-8 glasses.
Water is the primary solvent used to metabolize food inside the human body. Optimal
water intake will help in proper digestion and metabolism of food (Jyoti, Kumar and
Sharma 2018).
Changing the dinner option from pasta to bread and vegetables.
Bread and vegetables are high sources of carbohydrates, proteins and fibres. Thus,
intriduction of these foods in dinner, will form a health diet for Sean (Willett and Skerrett
2017).
Sean should be referred to a dietitian in order to improve her diet which is protein based only. Lack
of physical exercises will also have future problems in Sean. Thus, a dietitian will help Sean in
improving his diet and engaging into physical activities to metabolize the protein intake in the form
of food.
Obesity is the first example of the chronic disease.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is the second example of the chronic disease.

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CLIENT DETAILS:
Surname: Given Names:
Date of Birth: Sex: Male Female
Address:
Phone Number: Mobile:
REFERRAL DETAILS:
Recommended medical or health service:
Doctor/ General Practitioner Physiotherapist Dietitian
Exercise Physiologist Podiatrist Other:
Reason for Referral?
Relevant Past History:
REFERRING EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL
Surname: Given Names:
Address:
Phone Number:
CLIENT CONSENT:
Surname: Given name:
I give my consent for <Exercise Professional> to communicate with my GP / other
health professional in regard to my health status and participation in an exercise
program.
Signature: Date:
Jones Sean
28th August
24 Health Lane, Brisbane City, 4809
0412 345 678
Sean Jones
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Case Study 2
Name Maria
Age 35 Years Old
Gender Female
BMI 27.0
Goals Reduce her weight from 78kg to 65kg which was her weight 5 yea
ago prior to having children.
Current Eating Habits
(Example 24 hours)
• If she has breakfast it’s usually a black coffee and a slice of
vegemite toast with margarine at approx. 6:30am
• Mid-morning snack of coffee and muffin (approx. 10am)
• Lunch is usually about 1pm and often includes left-overs from
dinner the previous night such as pasta or risotto
• Occasionally will have a salad or dry biscuits and cheese for lun
if there are no leftovers.
• Snacks on her children’s leftover dinner at about 5pm
• Main dinner is usually around 8pm after her children are in
bed and her husband comes home from work and consists of
vegetable patties with salad or stir fried vegetables with satay
sauce and noodles.
Attitudes Towards Eating
• Is a vegetarian for ethical reasons
• Puts her children’s nutritional needs before her own
• Is not very educated about how to eat properly, whilst being a
vegetarian
Concerns
• Skips breakfast 3 – 4 times each week.
• Over the years Maria has tried several diets and her weight has
fluctuated significantly from 60 – 80kg. She has lost weight
through diets but tends to put it back on.

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4. What current healthy eating information would you provide Maria to assist her to make
improvements to her eating habits and overall health? Give two examples and a rationale
for each:
Ⅰ) Example 1:
Rationale:
Ⅱ) Example 2:
Rationale:
5. Would you refer Maria to an accredited practicing dietitian? Y / N
If yes, complete the referral form on the following page. Explain your reason in the space b
6. Give two examplesof how you would help Maria to maintain healthy eating habits whilst still
respecting her vegetarian beliefs. Provide a rationale for each below:
Example 1:
Example 2:
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Include nuts and dried fruits as snacks which acts as sources of protein and
carbohydrates.
Proteins and carbohydrates will aid in a faster process of fat burning when accompanied
with physical exercises.
Skipping of breakfast should be prevented. Two breads and fruits such as banana with
cheese will help in maintaining a healthy diet for her.
High amount of carbohydrates and vitamins, and moderate amount of protein will help in
maintaining the diet of Maria associated with weight loss.
Maria's diet is good and healthy. This is because of the fact that Maria's diet does not include any fat
which can increase her weight. Thus, it can be stated that she does not require a dietitian.
Introduction of dried fruits in her diet will help in maintaining healthy eating habits while
maintaining her vegetarian beliefs.
Milk products should be included in the diet of Maria in order to maintain her healthy
vegetable based diet.

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CLIENT DETAILS:
Surname: Given Names:
Date of Birth: Sex: Male Female
Address:
Phone Number: Mobile:
REFERRAL DETAILS:
Recommended medical or health service:
Doctor/ General Practitioner Physiotherapist Dietitian
Exercise Physiologist Podiatrist Other:
Reason for Referral?
Relevant Past History:
REFERRING EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL
Surname: Given Names:
Address:
Phone Number:
CLIENT CONSENT:
Surname: Given name:
I give my consent for <Exercise Professional> to communicate with my GP / other
health professional in regard to my health status and participation in an exercise
program.
Signature: Date:
James Maria
29th AugustMaria James
123 Fitness Street, Melbourne City, 3000
0411 222 333

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Case Study 3
Name Katie
Age 23 Years Old
Gender Female
BMI 18.0
Goals Maintain health and fitness and low body fat levels. Exercises
routinely every day and has a high level of cardiovascular fitness.
Current Eating Habits
(Example 24 hours)
• Often skips breakfast because she doesn’t feel hungry first thin
in the morning.
• Usually just has a ‘slim fast’ shake for morning tea around 10am
• Lunch is usually carrot and celery sticks and a piece of fruit at
about 1pm
• Afternoon snack around 4pm is a handful of almonds and
blueberries
• Dinner at 8pm includes grilled or steamed fish or a salad with e
or chicken
• Drinks lots of water throughout the day, especially if she is hun
(instead of snacking)
Attitudes Towards Eating
• Won’t allow herself to eat any ‘carbs’ like bread, rice, potatoes
pasta because she thinks they are too high in calories
• Likes to keep track of the number of calories she eats each day
and compare that to the calories expended via exercise
Concerns
• Finds that towards the end of each week she is lacking in energ
She often feels ‘light-headed’ when rising from a seated or lyin
position.
• Doesn’t like to do resistance exercises because she believes it
will make her look bigger and she doesn’t want her dress size t
increase
• Her friends have noticed she is becoming very moody and
withdrawn

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7. What current healthy eating information would you provide Katie to assist her to make
improvements to her eating habits and overall health? Give two examples and a rational
Ⅰ) Example 1:
Rationale:
Ⅱ) Example 2:
Rationale:
8. Would you refer Katie to an accredited practicing dietitian? Y / N
If yes, complete the referral form on the following page. Explain your reason in the space b
9. When speaking to Katie outline what adverse effects Katie’s poor nutritional habits and cu
body composition might be having on:
Her mental health? What indicates this? Give one example:
Her Physical health? What indicates this? Give one example:
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Carbohydrates should be included in the diet in order to provide her with energy for
doing exercises in order to perform daily activities.
The same has been discussed in a research paper based on human diet (Backholer et
al. 2016).
Decreasing the amount of water intake will lead to slow metabolism of the small
amount of food which she intakes.
Utilisation of water inside the body has been described in a research paper (Sui et al.
2016).
Katie should be referred to an accredited practicing dietitian in order to assist her with the
improvement of her diet and her body structure.
Her body will slowly become weaker
which will lead to the introduction of
poor mental health. An example has
been shown in a research study
(Ohrnberger, Fichera and Sutton
2017).Unbalanced diet will lead to the
deterioration of physical health.
The same has been shown as an
example in a research study based
on physical health (Ohrnberger,
Fichera and Sutton 2017).

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CLIENT DETAILS:
Surname: Given Names:
Date of Birth: Sex: Male Female
Address:
Phone Number: Mobile:
REFERRAL DETAILS:
Recommended medical or health service:
Doctor/ General Practitioner Physiotherapist Dietitian
Exercise Physiologist Podiatrist Other:
Reason for Referral?
Relevant Past History:
REFERRING EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL
Surname: Given Names:
Address:
Phone Number:
CLIENT CONSENT:
Surname: Given name:
I give my consent for <Exercise Professional> to communicate with my GP / other
health professional in regard to my health status and participation in an exercise
program.
Signature: Date:
Kleary Katie
30th AugustKatie Kleary
246 Sports Drive, Adelaide City, 5098
0422 444 667

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2 - Satisfactory
3 - Good
4 - Excellent
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