Chapter 20, Problem 36RQ

If you were a dietician who had a young female patient with a family history of osteoporosis, what foods would you suggest she include in her diet? Why?

An obese patient comes to the clinic complaining of swollen feet and ankles, fatigue, shortness of breath, and often feeling spaced out. She is a cashier in a grocery store, a job that requites her to stand all day. Outside of work, she engages in no physical activity. She confesses that, because of her weight, she finds even walking uncomfortable. Explain how the skeletal muscle pump might play a role in this patients signs and symptoms.