Nutrition: Our Role As A DPT?

Question 1

Nutrition: Our Role As A DPT?

Answer 1

patient education

nutrition and lifestyle choices

Question 2

What do you think of the word ‘diet’?

Does it reflect a ‘food as medicine’ mentality?

Answer 2

negative connotation

trendy -> rarely has research

nutrition and what you are putting in your body

Question 3

DPTs Role?

Answer 3

move more
eat well
stress less
connect deeply

prevention and intervention

Question 4

_____ eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables

Answer 4

less than 1 in 10 children adults

Question 5

only ___ children and ____ adults eat enough fruit

Answer 5

4 in 10 children

less than 1 in 7 adults

Question 6

low levels of ___ can result in mental impairments and CNS defects in infants

Answer 6

vitamins and mineral

Question 7

poor nutrition contributes to _____ including obesity, heart disease, and some cancers

Answer 7

many costly diseases

Question 8

____ adults in the US have a chronic disease and ___ have two or more

Answer 8

6 in 10

4 in 10

Question 9

____ of the nation’s $3.3 trillion in annual health care expenditures are for people with chronic and mental health conditions

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

Chronic Conditions in the Us

Answer 10

Heart disease and stroke
cancer
diabetes
overweight/obesity
arthritis

Question 11

Heart Disease and Stroke:

Answer 11

859,000 deaths/year = 1/3 of all deaths = leading cause of death

Question 12

Cancer:

Answer 12

1.6 million diagnosed = 600,000 deaths = second leading cause of death

Question 13

Diabetes:

Answer 13

30 million people in US with diabetes = 84 million pre-diabetic

Question 14

Overweight and Obesity =

Answer 14

20% of children obese = 70% of adults overweight/obese = chronic disease

Question 15

Arthritis =

Answer 15

54.4 million adults affected – 1 in 4 adults = leading cause of disability

Question 16

Modifiable Risk Factors

Answer 16

cigarette smoking
physical inactivity
excessive alcohol use
overweight and obesity

Question 17

Reactive Mindset

Answer 17

harder to treat primary approach = insurance reimbursement

we tend to more of

$$$ drives it

treat secondary and tertiary

Question 18

Reactive Medicine vs Preventive Medicine

Answer 18

Chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus type 2 and metabolic syndrome, will be responsible for 5 deaths globally for every 2 deaths caused by infectious disease by the year 2020