Eating Habits Would

Nutrition and Disease

Instructions:

Unfortunately, cases of nutritional disease are increasing throughout the country. For this discussion, you are asked to share an example of someone you know who has a nutritional disease.

Include the following in your reflection:

• Describe someone you know, whether a family member, friend, coworker or peer, that has a nutrition-related disease.
• Provide some basic characteristics such as age, identified gender, living status (alone or with someone).
• What is the disease/disorder?
• How is the disease related to nutrition? Support your response with an external reference.
  • What are the eating habits of the person described?
  • How might the eating habits have contributed to the disease?
• If this person was your patient, what would your recommendations be?
  • What eating habits would you recommend be changed?
  • List a video, blog, or website you might suggest your patient access for help making this change.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.