TASK:
Read the scenario below
Provide five tips to the student to help him get back on track
ScenarioJohnny’s largest meal of the day is late in the evening. Twice a week he prepares his own hot dinners at his dorm. The other nights he eats frozen convenience foods, microwave dinners, fast food, or cold sandwiches. His friends have mentioned to him that his eating habits may affect his health, but Johnny has explained that he is an athlete and needs to eat the way he does to have energy to compete at a college level. He has seen no change in his weight over the past few months, either up or down, not even with weight training activities. He has not been to the doctor in a year, but as a student athlete is required to see the doctor once every year, and so he will schedule an appointment in the upcoming weeks in preparation for lacrosse season.
Johnny wants to be the best athlete possible and his friends’ concerns have made him think about his eating habits. He has visited you at the student health center where you are volunteering with the nutrition office as part of your nutrition class. What advice can you give Johnny about sports nutrition and his current eating habits? Please give him at least five tips. Note: Please clearly indicate your tips in your response (if I can’t locate them, I can’t grade them).
Use complete sentences, correct spelling and grammar, and well-written and organized paragraphs. You are required to cite your course resources in these discussions to show how you have applied what you have read. Grades will reflect how well you have followed these guidelines. I am eager to see each individual’s posts and interact with you.
READING MATERIALS -This article from the National Institutes of Health discusses supplements, including advice about safety.
Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know
This resource from the American Institute for Cancer Research features suggestions and information about foods some think might prevent cancer.
http://www.aicr.org/reduce-your-cancer-risk/diet/elements_phytochemicals.html
Regular physical activity is just as important to a healthful lifestyle as smart eating. Get workout ideas, nutrition advice and tips for family exercise.
https://www.eatright.org/fitness
DIET and cancer
This fact sheet from food scientists includes dietary guidelines.
http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/nutrition-food-safety-health/diet-and-cancer-prevention-9-313/
This paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics discusses the potential health benefits from certain foods.
https://jandonline.org/action/showPdf?pii=S2212-2672(13)00680-1 Please see distribution statement at the end of the article
Functional Components of Food from International Food Information Council Foundation (paper)
https://foodinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Final-Functional-Foods-Backgrounder.pdf
Brief article on five functional foods from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/healthy-eating/functional-foods