Category: Health Care and Life Sciences : Nutrition

Choose a disease or medical condition that could possibly, or commonly, affect an individual or patent in one of the following stages: pregnancy, infancy and childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
List the specific nutrition issues affecting individuals in your selected stage.
Using the ABCDs of nutritional assessment, create a case study based on an actual client or patient. 
Include the following in your case study:
Anthropometrics, relevant biochemical tests, clinical assessment, and dietary intake analysis.
Be sure to include a list of common medications that may be used to treat your patient’s condition and identify potential herb/nutrient/drug interactions that may be relevant.
Identify your client’s cultural background and give clues as to their socioeconomic status and psychosocial variables. For example, your patient may be a senior living alone on a fixed income or might be living in a nursing facility with reputed staff.
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For this personal nutrition portfolio (PNP) assignment, you will complete and submit the following information for this assignment:
Step 1: Collect data for your current eating pattern for two (2) weekdays and one (1) weekend day of data. Once the three days of data are collected, you will enter this in NutritionCalcPlus.
Step 2 a-b:
a.) compare your micronutrient/fiber intake for PNP Assignment #1 (baseline) to your current data collection for PNP #3.
b.) identify your Top 3 foods for EACH day for EACH of the nutrients and fiber and record in the PNP #3 Micronutrient Analysis and Looking Forward Form.
Step 3: Compare and contrast your baseline eating pattern and micronutrient data from PNP Assignment #1 to your current selected eating pattern and micronutrient data for PNP Assignment #3 in a 250-word analysis.

1.    Provides individualized comprehensive care based on theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to individuals, families, aggregates, and communities, from entry to the healthcare system through long-term planning.
2.    Demonstrates leadership and collaboration with consumers and other healthcare providers in providing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and rehabilitative activities.
4.    Integrates clinical judgment in professional decision making and implementation of the nursing process.
8.    Incorporates evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care to individuals, families, aggregates, and communities.
b.    Summarizes new information learned by completing this assignment.
c.    Reflects on how the new knowledge will impact future behavior as a healthcare professional.

What are the key components of a healthy diet according to established dietary guidelines? How can individuals use these standards to make informed food choices and promote their overall well-being?
How does the quality of our diet affect our physical, mental, and emotional well-being?
Discuss the long-term consequences of poor nutrition, such as the development of chronic diseases, compromised immune function, and impaired cognitive abilities.
. Post your answer to 1 of the 3 questions with explanation and details.

Overview
Consider your current (baseline) eating pattern as the “starting line” for the Personal Nutrition Portfolio (PNP). The goal of this assignment is to complete a baseline assessment of your current eating pattern so that you can compare your recent eating habits against the eating pattern you will choose to follow throughout the semester. In addition, you will complete two activities of your choice from the options provided.
Instructions and Checklist:
To get started with building a personal nutrition portfolio, you will complete and submit the following information for this assignment:
Step 1:
Collect data for your current (baseline) eating pattern for two (2) weekdays and one (1) weekend day of data. Once the three days of data are collected, you will enter this in NutritionCalcPlus.
Step 2:
Select NEW eating pattern guidelines for the semester’s exploration.
Steps 3a-d:
a.) compare your current intake to each of the recommendations listed. Note whether you met the recommendation for that particular food or nutrient
b.) select three (3) food recommendations of interest from your selected eating pattern to work on improving this semester and write them down
c.) use data from the NutritionCalcPlus Reports to determine your needs for specific nutrients of concern.
d.) reflect on your current (baseline) eating pattern.
Step 4:
Complete 2 additional activities.
Access and make a copy of the NUTR 100: Part 1: Current (Baseline) Eating Pattern Forms as you will use this resource to complete this assignment. Refer to these articles for more information on Daily Values and reading food labels.