Kenrick is a 45-year-old Teaching Aide, who recently suffers with numbness in his foot and tingling in his hands. To his knowledge he has no medical conditions and never bothered to check. Six-months ago, he noticed that his vision is a bit blurred, sometimes he may have floating clouds in his vision that are not actually there which usually clear on its own. Kenrick is four feet seven inches and weighs 200 lbs, medium-frame built but an apple-shaped body-type. He has a waist is 120 centimetres and a hip of 90 centimetres. He is not physically active and seldom cooks during the working-week. He enjoys red velvet chocolate-lemon frosted cake, ice-cream and fried foods. Every two days he binge-watches television shows and consume half a box of cereal, large order Chinese special and/or one 12-slice pizza. Last Tuesday Kenrick visited the doctor and was ordered to return in two days to complete and OGT and a glycated haemoglobin test (GHT). (viii) Give five nutritional guidelines that Kenrick can use to improve his: eating patterns/quantities lifestyle and overall quality of life (ix) what are you overall findings on this case and what is/are your recommendations to Kenrick
Kenrick is a 45-year-old Teaching Aide, who recently suffers with numbness in his foot and tingling in his hands. To his knowledge he has no medical conditions and never bothered to check. Six-months ago, he noticed that his vision is a bit blurred, sometimes he may have floating clouds in his vision that are not actually there which usually clear on its own. Kenrick is four feet seven inches and weighs 200 lbs, medium-frame built but an apple-shaped body-type. He has a waist is 120 centimetres and a hip of 90 centimetres. He is not physically active and seldom cooks during the working-week. He enjoys red velvet chocolate-lemon frosted cake, ice-cream and fried foods. Every two days he binge-watches television shows and consume half a box of cereal, large order Chinese special and/or one 12-slice pizza. Last Tuesday Kenrick visited the doctor and was ordered to return in two days to complete and OGT and a glycated haemoglobin test (GHT).
(viii) Give five nutritional guidelines that Kenrick can use to improve his:
- eating patterns/quantities
- lifestyle and overall quality of life
(ix) what are you overall findings on this case and what is/are your recommendations to Kenrick
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