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Childhood Obesity: Assessing A Case Study, Une Applied Nutrition Program
Childhood Obesity: Assessing A Case Study, Une Applied Nutrition Program
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The following project assesses a case study for a young adolescent girl. She was referred to her health care provider due to excess weight. Her BMI is above the 96th percentile resulting in obesity, which caused concern to her family. Obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure run in her family so she is at increased risk of developing a non-communicable disease when she gets older if she does not gain the proper nutritional needs and education. The purpose of this project is to assess a 3-day meal plan that the young adolescent typically consumes then develop interventions and goals …
Key Assessment Part 2 Educational Handout, Karl Granskog
Key Assessment Part 2 Educational Handout, Karl Granskog
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This is an educational handout on childhood obesity. It delineates the increase and common complications in childhood and adolescent obesity. It informs the reader of the linkage between childhood and adolescent obesity and: hypertension/heart remodeling, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and prediabetes/diabetes. It informs the reader of these undesired co-morbidities and the increased unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes in the present and in adulthood. It provides information on actions the reader can take to address childhood and adolescent obesity in children.
Obesity And Associated Disease Prevention, Caitlin Roth
Obesity And Associated Disease Prevention, Caitlin Roth
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This handout informs the intended audience about obesity and ways to utilize healthy defaults to help prevent chronic diseases including hypertension, type II diabetes, as well as other chronic diseases or to prevent the worsening of other chronic diseases.
Adjusting To Life With Heart Disease?, Lauren Deipolyi
Adjusting To Life With Heart Disease?, Lauren Deipolyi
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This pamphlet educates patients diagnosed with heart disease. It includes tips for healthy lifestyle practices, healthy eating habits, foods that can help and foods to avoid. Also, how to read a nutrition label and strategies for sticking to goals.
Your Healthy Eating Game Plan, Julie Westbrook
Your Healthy Eating Game Plan, Julie Westbrook
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This handout is designed to help an adolescent girl start making positive changes in her own life. The key pieces of advice are: be an active participant in your health decisions, eat more fruits and vegetables, eat breakfast, don’t make foods forbidden, limit soda intake, eat heart-healthy foods rich in potassium, fiber, magnesium, and calcium, low-sodium foods and beverages without caffeine.
The Risks You Toss When Getting Lean, Une Applied Nutrition Program
The Risks You Toss When Getting Lean, Une Applied Nutrition Program
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This handout illustrates the risks associated with overweight and obesity as well as evidence for how losing weight can reduce these risks. This is meant to be a motivational handout for those looking to improve their health through weight loss. The information in this handout is completely evidence-based and cites the articles from which each fact came so as to provide additional reading materials for those looking to learn more about their health and the benefits of losing weight.