Chapter 16 - Step 7: Making Nutritional Adjustments Flashcards
If a client has the outcome goal of fat loss, what would constitute slow, average and excellent progress?
Excellence- Losing 0.5 to 1% body fat every 2 to 4 weeks
Average- Losing 0.5% body fat every four weeks
Slow- Using less than 0.5% of body fat in four weeks
After beginning and initial nutrition plan, the client isn’t progressing. What are the next steps to take?
Assess adherence and reason for lower compliance.
What are the main possibilities that describe why your client might not be making positive progress? Briefly discuss each.
Poor adherence: they’re not following the plan for practices, And you know this because your adherence tracking demonstrates
Poor adherence: enough on the planner practices but you don’t know it because they are reporting accurately
Poor strategy: the following the planner practices agreed-upon, as evidenced by your adherence tracking, but it’s not working.
What are the main situations in which nutritional adjustments may be required?
Eating out frequently Busy life; little food prep time Lots of travel Busy social schedule Nutritional boredom
If you have a client who wants to lose body fat, what are the initial two steps to take with them?
Make sure your client builds up to 5 to 7 hours of exercise per week
Descrease daily calorie intake by 250 cal
If a client is making appropriate food choices and training hard with maximal strength and power work as well as more conventional body building type training, and still isn’t gaining muscle, what is the first thing you should do?
Increase daily calories by 250
Explain why client might reach a plateau after initial progressions.
As a clients body changes, so does their physiology.
Explain outcome –-based decision-making. Provide an example.
Outcome based decision-making means monitoring for progress and then adjusting as necessary.
With pregnant clients. What should you consider before making recommendations?
Should choose whole food options instead of supplements.
If supplements needs to be without artificial ingredients and pure as possible
List some anti-inflammatory foods.
Curry powder/turmeric
Garlic, pineapple, cocoa, tea, blueberries, ginger, fatty fish
What key components of the diet can be modified to reduce the risk of heart disease?
avoiding trans fats Increasing fish oil intake Increasing dietary fiber intake Decreasing dietary sugar intake Balancing dietary fat intake with additional mono saturates and polyunsaturates
What are the most common food allergens and adults?
Dairy Seafood and shellfish Peanuts Tree nuts Eggs
How can antidepressants influence bodyweight?
Can increase body fat
