Describe the appropriate treatment for someone with anorexia nervosa.

Nutrition by Geoffrey

Nutrition and healthy living questions

Objective:

You are to answer 5 short answer questions all stemming from chapters 9, 10 & 11. You must answer at least one question from each chapter then the additional 2 are up to you. Each question will be worth 3 marks, therefore, 5 questions worth 3 marks each = 15 marks. All assignments must be completed in a word document and submitted to the Turnitin link provided on Blackboard by the due date. This is an individual assignment, you may not work together and submit the same work it should be your own work submitted. All questions can be answered with the PowerPoints and the course textbook.

There is no title page needed for this assignment and there should be no citing, you are to answer these questions in your own words. Your assignment should be organized according to chapter, for example if you are choosing to answer 2 questions from chapter 9, 2 questions from chapter 10 and 1 question from chapter 11 it would look like this:

Questions to choose from:

Chapter 9

 

  • Describe the advantages and drawbacks of using body mass index (BMI) for assessing obesity.
  • Describe 3 strategies that can help someone effectively gain body weight.
  • Describe the female athlete triad.
  • Describe the appropriate treatment for someone with anorexia nervosa.
  • Explain binge eating disorder.

 

Chapter 10

 

  • Explain how physical activity lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Describe the benefits of weight training.
  • Identify the characteristics and benefits of cardiorespiratory endurance.
  • Describe the composition and characteristics of an ideal pregame meal.
  • Describe 3 side effects of taking steroid hormone drugs.

 

Chapter 11

 

  • Describe how malnutrition worsens disease and disease worsens malnutrition.
  • How would you decide whether certain diet recommendations are especially important to decrease your risk of degenerative diseases?
  • Explain how atherosclerosis and hypertension can aggravate one another.
  • Explain what is meant by the term “salt sensitive” and describe the characteristics of people most prone to this condition.
  • Describe characteristics of diets that are thought to be protective against cancer.