1. Some additional information that is needed to determine James’ intake and whether or not he is failing to meet his nutritional needs are his physical activity level and an example of what James typically consumes on a daily basis. It says nothing about his physical fitness within the medical record, although it does state that “he was functionally independent” (Bernstein & Munoz, 2016). This is something that is important to know because it affects the amount of calories James needs to take in on a daily basis, and is also necessary for tools such as the DRI calculator. While it says that his diet is low sodium, it is also important to have an example of what James consumes in a given day (Bernstein & Munoz, 2016). With this information, we can compare that to what he actually needs on the Supertracker. This would allow us to deduce if he was meeting his nutritional needs or not. 2. James takes many medications, and almost all of them could affect his nutritional intake, except for Prevacid. This medication has no side effects that would cause him to eat more or less food than normal. It seems that most of his medications would cause a decrease in weight, as they have side effects like nausea and vomiting. Prednisone differs in that it can actually cause an increase in both …show more content…
There are several clues that hint on what could be going on with James’ nutritional status according to his physical assessment. It is clear that James has oral health issues, because it states that he is having trouble chewing and swallowing, and his tongue is also sore. Based on the oral health chapter, I believe that he could be experiencing xerostomia – otherwise known as dry mouth. Xerostomia can be a side effect of many medications, and James is taking several different medications (Bernstein & Munoz, 2016). Such oral problems might persuade James to not eat as much food, due to it being a difficult and painful experience. This could be another factor playing into his
A Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was completed on Anne. The MNA is a tool used to provide a rapid assessment of elderly patients’ nutritional status. The MNA is made up of simple measurements and a few brief questions that can be completed by the patient in no more than ten minutes. The nutritional status of a patient is evaluated using a two-step process to accurately determine a patient’s nutritional status (McGee
Max Powers trusted people he thought were his “best friends”, but not all friends are best friends, as Max would soon find out. Max was blinded by the fact that he recently received a will of $12.4 million, due to a skydiving accident that resulted in his parent 's death. He didn’t even realize that his previous “best friends” (Dez Tenney,Chloe Goode,Beverly Hills, Ray Leetuff) were plotting to kill him and become millionaires themselves. Max hosted a housewarming party, at his new place in a very expensive neighborhood due to the fact that he recently received $12.4 million. Max invited Dez, Chloe, Beverly, and Ray because he considered these people to be his best friends, but what he didn 't know was his so called ¨best friends¨ only accepted
Michael Pollan has develop his own algorithm on proper eating. His algorithm is to “Eat Food, Not too much, Mostly Plants”. His explanation of eat food is to consume real food and to avoid the fake processed foods. His meaning of not too much is to be aware of how we eat our food and to have portion control. Lastly, Pollans explanation of mostly plants is to choose the best types of foods, rather than focusing on nutritional value. Unlike Pollan, Mary Maxfields theory on how to eat healthy is to “Trust Yourself. Trust you body. Meet your needs.” You can eat whatever you want or need and have to trust that your body will tell you what it needs. A flaw with both Pollan and Maxfield is the fact that they both want to dismiss the fact that our bodies needs nutrition. Pollan claims that in his formula under mostly plants that we should focus on the best type of foods and not the nutritional value in the foods. Maxfield believes we should disregard nutrition and healthy food altogether. However, multiple studies state that getting the proper nutrition is a crucial part of are overall health. For example, a lack of calcium can cause weak bones resulting in higher risk of bone
To start, Morgan enlists three doctors to assist him through his thirty day documentary. A cardiologist, gastroenterologist, and a general practitioner all check him out at the beginning of the experiment and everything they check up looks 'perfect'. The cardiologist says that he expects to see a change in Morgan's triglycerides, but he says that his liver will probably be able to metabolize the excess fat. The general practitioner says that Morgan will probably gain weight and that his cholesterol will probably go up as well. Morgan also hires a nutritionist and dietician named Bridgett Bennet who will help track his progress.
The following is an analysis of Joe Smith's food intake for one day by using the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) website using a food tracker program. The analysis addresses the serving sizes consumed, which food groups were represented, and adjustments in consumption that should be made since Mr. Smith would like to loose weight. Visual representations are attached for reference in the appendix.
When it came to the fruits and vegetables category, the results were relatively the same. The three food tracker revealed basically the same; that she does not eat enough fruits and vegetables. The reason for this now is because of being way too busy to actually eat like she was supposed to. She has learned to like more vegetables than she did back in May, but she is still not eating as many vegetables as she should be eating on a daily basis. The timing is still an issue and will probably continue to be an issue until she lives with someone else who will help her eat the fruits and vegetables before they go bad. She loves fruits and is getting better at eating vegetables, but when she does not eat them as fast as the get bad, then that is just a waste of money. Also being extremely busy this summer has not made it easy to eat more fruits and vegetables. If someone does not have time to go to the
The calories eaten within the days of August 17,2015 until August 19,2015 were based off a 2,400 calorie allowance. On August 17th the total calories consumed were 1,786, August 18th the total calorie intake were 1,077 and on August 19th total calories consumed were 796. In comparison to the recommendations on the food guide pyramid, my diet of nutrients and minerals were based on target ounces instead of daily servings and these targets were below in seventeen, fair in fifteen, and over in one.
“My coach patted my belly and said, ‘You’re getting a little fat,’”David Proctor explained. David Proctor is a cross-country legend from Boston University. David beat the crazy four-minute mile which made him at the top of the list for running on Britons’ 2012 Olympic track team. With all that success, one might think David was a very happy and healthy person both mentally and physically, one would think wrong. His coach told him he needed to lose weight, the idea being the less you weigh the faster you run. David attempted to diet the healthy way for a couple days but he was unsuccessful, he then cut out both breakfast and lunch. With only eating one small meal a day for dinner, sometimes nothing at all for multiple days, he passed
The comparison of my two-day nutrition intake to recommendations demonstrates that I do not consistently consume a healthy diet. I do not follow the recommendations in the Food ...
Her average caloric intake was less the recommended 2,000 calories diet. To improve in those areas she is deficient in, Julia should start by reviewing labels and read the ingredient list. Instead of drinking soft drinks and eating chips throughout the day, I suggest she should alternate her soda to low sugar juices. Instead of eating chips, Julia should eat fruits or vegetables as a snack. Julia presented high amounts of sodium, from the intake of frozen foods. As a result, Julia should cook with less salt, and try to adjust her eating habits by cooking healthy foods. She needs to increase in nutrients such as dietary fibers, linoleic acid, calcium, potassium, iron, copper, magnesium, vitamins A, C, D, E, K, folate and choline. To improving in these areas, Julia should attempt to eat nuts that are good sources for linoleic acid. Carrots, spinach, dark leafy greens, consuming a wide variety of fruits, such as mangos and orange are ways to increase vitamin deficiencies and other essential
Nutrition assessments include clinical and dietary assessment, anthropometrics, as well as biochemical, laboratory immunologic and functional indices of nutritional status (Gibney, 2005). In epidemiological studies, different dietary investigation tools were designed to assess the nutritional status in individuals and populations, nutrition monitoring and surveillance and diet-disease research (Friedenreich, et al., 1992, Taren, 2002).
The 3day’s food analysis provide me with the necessary information, to where about I was getting my energy, vitamins and mineral. It’s also shows whether or not if I was meeting all my nutrient need. Unfortunately, this unusually 3days food analysis did not meet my usual eating habits. The 3days food analysis revealed, that I didn’t meet, my nutritional need in many areas. I think overall my energy intake was less than my output. I am not surprise or dissatisfies, because it’s not like I was trying to lose or gain weight.
The patient may no longer be able to orally take in food, and the artificial means of feeding may worsen the patient’s quality of life. The concept of food cessation is often difficult for the patient’s friends and family to understand and accept, especially because food is essential to life, and eating is a sociocultural experience. Family must be reminded that to feed the patient may do more harm than good. However, until the time that oral intake stops, nurses must be providing other ways to increase the patient’s nutrient intake. The performance of symptom assessments and the development of plans of care should begin at the time of diagnosis and continue throughout the remainder of the patient’s life. These assessments and plans of care are both critical to preventing the onset of early malnutrition and to maintaining the patient’s quality of
Patients with CKD on dialysis treatment are at high risk of developing depression which can lead to loss of appetite and malnutrition (Hedayati, 2009). Dementia is another factor that can make Earnest to have depressive episodes (Snowden et al., 2015). Hence, it is important to screen Earnest for depression if he loses his appetite to know if that is the cause and to implement adequate measures. If required, introduction of different and more appealing recipes or ingredients can be contemplated, as well as encouraging the practice of hobbies or improving communication with him to overcome
I placed myself on a diet until the doctors know what is going on with my health and body. The foods I am eating daily are plant foods, natural galactose that comes from natural fruits. My BMI is high because I am gaining weight for no reason and some of my medications have side effect of weight gain. My estimated energy requirement calories that I should be consuming on daily is about 2,318. My average EER on my daily dietary log averaged to about 700 calories a day. I started to eat a lot of whole grain foods, vegetables, and fruits to lower my BMI and eat the daily EER calories I need to lose weight and start to feel healthy. My exercises are moderate and I do a lot of low intense cardio training to keep my muscles strong and active without being in too much pain every day. My grandfather as he is getting older needs to watch what he eats because of his gout. This is a form of arthritis disease that older people will sometimes get. Gout is painful and will inflame the joints in on your body and this happens when too much uric acid crystallizes and deposits to the joints. My grandfather has stop consuming alcohol and watches what he eats and makes sure that he is losing weight and getting proper exercises to relive some of the painful joints. He also watches his sodium levels and eats a lot of calcium and grain