Case Study 1: Alex
1. According to the case study Alex has not been meeting the guidelines provided by Australian dietary guidelines. Alex should limit the consumption of discretionary food he is consuming at the moment and increase the amount of nutritious food such as vegetables, fruit and whole grain etc. Moreover, he needs to increase physical activities to maintain a healthy life style.
Guideline 1: Alex is not meeting guideline 1 because he is obese.
Guideline 2: He is not meeting guideline 2 because he does not eat nutritious food.
Guideline 3: He is not meeting guideline 4 because he consumes alcohol and junk foods.
2. Alex should limit the consumption of discretionary food he is consuming at the moment. He should maintain his body weight by doing exercise and avoid eating pizza, pasta, chips etc. and include nutritious foods like vegetables, fruits, grains, mostly wholegrains, lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, milk and yoghurt.
3. Yes I believe I should refer Alex to a dietician as his mental and physical state can be improved by changing is diet as per advised by GP.
1. Amber’s daily eating patterns are only meeting a small portion of dietary requirements as per the guidelines relevant to her condition.
Guideline 2: Amber is not meeting guideline 2 because she is not eating nutritious food that includes variety of fruits and vegetables.
Guideline 3: She is not meeting guideline 3 because she eats microwave meals, pizzas and Thai food from restaurants.
Guideline 5: She is not meeting guideline 5 because she does not prepare her food and mostly consume from café and restaurants.
2. Amber could take more nutrition and a balanced diet from five food groups including grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and meat. She can get the information from reliable sources for the limit intake of all these foods. For morning sickness, she can change her habits following instructions of a dietician or a health professional. She needs to have good sleep, small portion of meals at different times, and more water intake to improve her morning sickness. She should cook her food and store it in good condition.
3. I should refer her to dietician to discuss and plan her daily intake requirements relevant to her condition.
1. James eating patterns are meeting most of the guidelines.
Guideline 2: He is meeting guideline 2 because he is eating healthy food that are suggested by his GP
Guideline 3: He is meeting guideline 3 because he does not consume foods that have saturated fat, added salt and sugar.
Guideline 4: he is meeting guideline 5 because he cares for his food and cook for himself. He also uses clean utensils and stores them at proper condition.
2. He could add more water intake and vegetables to his diet.
3. I would refer him to dietician to discuss about his dietary requirements to prevent him from any cardiovascular attack in near future
1. Linda’s daily eating patterns are meeting only some of the requirements but she needs to add and abstract few things to her diet
Guideline 2: She is not meeting all the requirements of guideline 2 because she is not consuming varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains which are high in nutrition.
Guideline 5: She is not meeting all the requirement of guideline 5 because she does not store milk in fridge.
2. Looking at her goals, she needs to reduce the amount of coffee and get use to the habit of putting milk in the fridge. She also needs to alternate pasta with something healthier.
She should include more vegetables, cereals, fruits, eggs in her diet and drink plenty of water.
3. I would refer her to a dietician to discuss her diet requirements and current patterns
1. Olly’s daily eating patterns are meeting most requirements of the Australian dietary guidelines
Guideline 2: He is not meeting all the requirements of guideline 2 because he is not eating sufficient amount of vegetables as he is still overweight.
Guideline 3: he is not meeting guideline 3 because he includes butter, noodle, steak etc. in his diet as he needs to reduce his weight.
Guideline 5: he is meeting requirements of guideline 5 as he stores food in airtight condition in the fridge.
2. the would need some changes to reduce few extra kgs which he is struggling to maintain. For example, he can increase the amount of vegetables. He can reduce the amount of rice and potatoes he is consuming at the moment
3. I should refer him to a gp to dietician to discuss about losing extra kgs.
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