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NUTRITION ASSIGNMENT

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Worksheet: Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Who’s at Risk?

Assignment Overview

For this assignment, you will create a nutritional plan for a young, pregnant client named Anna. Teenage mothers-to-be during pregnancy require special nutritional care for themselves as well as the developing fetus. Using your textbook and the internet you will identify the risks of the teen as well as the risks of the infant’s development. You are required to include citations of your references.

This assignment is intended to explore differences between macronutrient and micronutrient concepts and describe their physiological functioning. Additionally, you will apply human nutritional theories and relevant research to formulate nutritional assessments and describe nutritional requirements corresponding to stages in the life span.

Assignment Details:

Perform the following tasks:

· Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment.

· Please review this week’s readings & the Case Study located in Week 5 of your online course. Use your text and the Internet to complete the following:

· You will provide Anna with information about her high risk pregnancy. In approximately 250 words, answer the following questions (use the Assignment Worksheet section on page 2 to provide your answers):

· Nutritionally, what is the cause for many low birth weight babies? Discuss.

· How might the mother’s environment affect food choices for Anna?

· Are prenatal vitamins suggested for teen mothers and why?

· What foods, or dietary suggestions could you make to Anna to ensure that the baby gets a healthy start?

· Can prematurity at birth be caused by inadequate nutrition of the teen mother? Explain.

· Submit the Week 5 Assignment via Blackboard by clicking on the “Week 5 Assignment” link.

· Include the proper file naming convention: SCI115_wk5_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy.

Refer to the Writing Conventions in the Written Assignment Rubric for detailed grading information.

Grading:

Gradable items in assignmentPoints
Discuss the nutritional implications for a low birth weight baby.5
Indicate environmental effects of nutritional plan on food choices.10
Address the need for prenatal vitamins.5
Identify dietary suggestions for delivering a healthy infant.10
Discuss prematurity and inadequate teen nutrition.5
Adhere to the Writing Conventions.5
Total Points40

Assignment Worksheet:

Using your text and the Internet you will provide Anna with information about her high risk pregnancy. In approximately 250 words, answer the following questions in the spaces provided:

· Nutritionally, what is the cause for many low birth weight babies? Discuss.

[Write your response here…]

· How might the mother’s environment affect food choices for Anna?

[Write your response here…]

· Are prenatal vitamins suggested for teen mothers and why?

[Write your response here…]

· What foods, or dietary suggestions could you make to Anna to ensure that the baby gets a healthy start?

[Write your response here…]

· Can prematurity at birth be caused by inadequate nutrition of the teen mother? Explain.

[Write your response here…]

 
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