Part 1: Nutrition and Chronic Disease Consider the following scenario: Andy is a 35-year-old accountant who loves working overtime and has also set up his own business. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 250 pounds, smokes cigarettes, and drinks alcohol (about 3 drinks every night). He has no time to cook and orders take-out a lot. He does not take the time to exercise. He recently had his annual physical exam and discovered that his A1C was 6.0%, which makes him prediabetic. His blood pressure was 140/90. His father was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. Now Andy is ready to modify his diet and lifestyle choices. Based on Andy’s scenario, what are his risk factors for chronic disease? Complete Andy’s Chronic Disease Risk Assessment by answering the questions. Consult your textbook, Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies 16e, particularly Chapter 11. 1. Name 6 risk factors. 2. Which Chronic Disease(s) is Andy at risk for? Name 4 Diet-related Chronic Diseases.
Part 1: Nutrition and Chronic Disease
Consider the following scenario:
Andy is a 35-year-old accountant who loves working overtime and has also set up his own business. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 250 pounds, smokes cigarettes, and drinks alcohol (about 3 drinks every night). He has no time to cook and orders take-out a lot. He does not take the time to exercise. He recently had his annual physical exam and discovered that his A1C was 6.0%, which makes him prediabetic. His blood pressure was 140/90. His father was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. Now Andy is ready to modify his diet and lifestyle choices.
Based on Andy’s scenario, what are his risk factors for chronic disease?
Complete Andy’s Chronic Disease Risk Assessment by answering the questions. Consult your textbook, Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies 16e, particularly Chapter 11.
1. Name 6 risk factors.
2. Which Chronic Disease(s) is Andy at risk for? Name 4 Diet-related Chronic Diseases.
Compare the nutritional value of eating habits to current Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) recommendations.
Review Andy’s intake vs. goals report for the following significant nutrients. Complete all sections of the table below
Significant Nutrients | DRI Recommendation | Was the actual intake too High, Low, or As Recommended? |
Calories | ||
Fiber | ||
Saturated Fat | ||
Vitamin D | ||
Calcium | ||
Sodium | ||
Cholesterol | 300mg |
- Explain how these nutrients are essential in the promotion or prevention of Chronic Disease:
Develop a healthier meal plan for Andy. Refer to any of the meal patterns from Appendix E of your text. USDA, DASH, Vegetarian, or Mediterranean. Ensure your total calories for Andy’s day are between 2000 and 2200. make the significant nutrients listed above in the recommended DRI level.
Significant Nutrients | Andy's Original Nutrient Intake | Andy's New Nutrient Intake | Was the New Intake Too High, Low, or DRI level? |
Calories | |||
Fiber | |||
Saturated Fat | |||
Vitamin D | |||
Calcium | |||
Sodium | |||
Cholesterol |
- Per Andy’s new intake, State 1 nutrition-related condition that you can prevent. Do not repeat the disease more than twice.
- From the Food log, list 4 foods from your new menu that lowered his risk for chronic disease(s).



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