Unit 6 Nutritional Assessment & Case Study

Resources Advanced Nutrition: Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and Metabolism 3rd Edition Berdanier & Berdainer, CRC Press Chapter 10 Nutrigenomics Chapter 15 Trace Minerals Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy: Principles and Practices Chapter 17: A Nutritional Genomics Approach to Epigenetic Influences of Chronic Disease Readings for optional additional nutritional biochemistry support from Brody, T. Nutritional Biochemistry (click here or access the textbook via the NWHSU Greenawalt Library): Chapter 10 - Inorganic Nutrients Trace Minerals: https://docs(dot)google(dot)com/presentation/d/1UfZ09vYzIU6VG0bcy90e4mQI3V-ZiYmU/edit#slide=id.p1 Methylation 101: https://wholisticmatters(dot)com/food-nutrition-methylation/ Nutrition Assessment Directions: Complete the following questions below on whole grains and trace minerals: Whole grains have been a popular dietary recommendation for many decades. What are the reasons typically given for consumption from both a macro and micronutrient perspective? Take a closer look at components in whole grains that decrease absorption of micronutrients (especially trace minerals). Give 2 specific examples of how whole grains affect that absorption and why? In addition to your readings from this week find one outside source that discusses the benefits or negatives of whole grains. After your research, what would be your recommendation on whole grains and why? Case Study: Beth is a 36 year female who is 5’2 and 105 lbs. She exercises and trains for triathlons 6 days per week and is a busy professional with 3 young children. She is reporting: Hemoglobin: 11.5 g/dl, painful and heavy periods, fatigue, and diminished athletic performance/energy. Current Diet: Beth follows a vegan diet that is very high in whole grains and fiber. She doesn’t like a lot of citrus foods and keeps to mostly organic foods that haven’t been fortified. She is currently drinking a lot of coffee and black tea to keep her energy up. Supplements: Daily Multivitamin supplement with 18mg of Iron and daily Zinc Picolinate 100mg- to keep her from getting sick Medications: none Case Study Questions: Based on the information provided, identify possible conditions which Beth might be experiencing as well as factors which could be contributing to her current negative health. Please outline and explain two dietary examples which may be contributing to the symptom(s) she is currently experiencing. Be sure to include a least one specific example of a metabolic mechanism which could contribute to that symptom (such as fatigue, dietary components, lifestyle choices, etc.) Please give at least three examples of lab testing or diagnostic panels you would ideally order for the client based on the above information and please explain why. What would you potentially expect to see within the results? Please discuss at least two dietary interventions related to her current diet and supplementation regimen which you would recommend to the client and include why you believe it would be beneficial. Please also be specific as to how this might benefit her metabolically. Please include at least 1 supplement recommendation for your client based on her current presentation. Please be specific and include frequency, dosage, and form. Do you think she should also continue her current supplementation? Why or why not? Do you believe any integrative care providers or wellness providers might be supportive? Why? Do you believe any behavioral science, motivational psychology, or coaching techniques might be supportive? Why? Please make sure the sources are good. When using other sources, please use Google Scholar peer-reviewed. Sources cannot be over 10 years old, so any sources must be 2015 and beyond. Also, I hired help for another essay, and they did not cite all sources and used websites that did not match the references. This instructor is strict.