... 12 Proposed Intervention 12 Outcomes and Associated Evaluation Criteria 13 References 15 Appendix: Table 18 Improving Compliance to Treatment Plan in DM Patients INTRODUCTION The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011) identified diabetes mellitus (DM) as a major public health disorder in the United States that results in one’s shortage of insulin or one’s inability to utilize insulin. As the insulin hormone is necessary for the conversion of glucose to energy in somatic cells, ineffective insulin activity in DM causes increased glucose residues in the blood, which tends to harm organs (CDC, 2011). The CDC (2011) has identified three primary types of DM: (a) Type 1 DM results from an inability to generate insulin in the body due to...
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...Nutrition Concepts and Controversies Introduction Nutrition can be defined as the process of absorbing nutrients from food and processing them in the body for growth, replacement of tissues, and maintenance of good health. Historically, women have been responsible for cooking and providing meals for their families. Often, that food was grown in the family garden or local community. The women may not have had much formal education, but they seemed to know, almost instinctively, what was good for their families. Life was less complex earlier in time, and fewer food choices existed. The evolution of technology and modern farming techniques has caused a great deal of change in the quality of our food. Water, soil, and air pollution are depleting our soil of vitamins essential for good health, and an increase in the amounts of food additives, chemicals, sugar, and unhealthy fats in our foods has contributed to the increase in chronic diseases present in society. Therefore, it is critical that people learn as much as they can about their nutritional needs and the connection between their diet and their health. This paper will review of basic nutrition. This paper discussed nutrients in foods and nutrients diet constituents. Further, it will cover Nutrients and the Human Genome along with emphasis on diseases associated with poor nutrition. In last, the paper will address Nutritional Challenges within Families. There are many good introductory nutrition...
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...their destination is just a walking distance. Doing this may cause us to be mostly sedentary and weak because of lack in physical activities. You see, the problem is we can be more prone to overweight because of our daily lifestyle and living in an urbanized society where in all the bad foods, hi-tech gadgets and vices are in. Based on the National Nutrition Survey last 2008, most of the overweight among adults that aged 20 years and above are in Metro, Manila with 32.2%. We all know that overweight and obesity are one of the serious problems that even other countries are experiencing. Take note, it is the fifth leading risk to global death. For us individuals this signifies that we need to change our daily lifestyle. That we need to become more aware of what we are eating, doing and taking. We need to become more sensitive especially when it comes to our health. As a BSHRM student I would like to find out: 1. What other related disease overweight can give? 2. How can we prevent ourselves to become overweight? 3. What are the possible reason why this problem occur? II. THE ISSUE: Based on this term paper, the problem or issue that needed to be tackled is the fast growth of...
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...Darrell Davis Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on September 8, 2013, for LeeAnn Wisnowski’s NU205 Section 04 Human Nutrition – 2013 Summer Quarter Course. Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 is a disorder characterized as Insulin deficiency which means there is not enough insulin being made by the pancreas. Diabetes Type 1 is the most common endocrine disorder. Sixteen million Americans have Diabetes Type 1, yet many are not aware of it. African – Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans have a higher rate of developing diabetes during their lifetime. Diabetes Type 1 has potential long term complications that can affect the kidneys, eyes, heart, blood vessels, and nerves. This paper will describe briefly the role nutrition plays on Diabetes Type 1, the etiology, the progression, the treatment, nursing interventions and patient education related to patients with Diabetes Type 1. The epidemic of diabetes must be battled with great urgency both because of its medical implications and economic strain that it exerts on the world. Science has yet to provide a way to prevent type 1 diabetes. However, there are no high – quality data on the efficacy of dietary intervention for the prevention of the disease. You should eat a healthy diet. This diet is the same that is recommended for everyone. The idea that you need special food if you have diabetes is a myth. Diabetic foods still raise your blood glucose levels, contain just as much fat and calories...
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...2006). Children ages 12 and under account for one-third of those with Type 2 diabetes resulting from improper nutrition, lack of exercise, and/or poor education. The ramifications are increased health care costs and a generation of children that may need to be medicated for life. The key is change. Attitude, nutrition and education can reverse this epidemic and allow these children to create a healthy lifestyle. Children with Type 2 Diabetes The number of children with Type 2 diabetes (Mellitus) has increased over the years due to childhood obesity affecting the metabolism. Before the 1990’s, this condition was diagnosed in middle-aged to older adults and was considered normal. According to Copeland, Chalmers & Brown (2005), “During the past decade, pediatricians have witnessed a profound change in that the epidemiology of diabetes is being diagnosed in children and adolescence at an alarming rate.” Children ages 12 and under account for 30% of those with Type 2 Diabetes in the United States. Obesity has become big business in the medical arena as it also relates to potential adult cardiovascular disease, degenerative joint failure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and more. In addition, “There is also a heavy psychosocial toll: obese children tend to be socially isolated and have high rates of disordered eating, anxiety, and depression.” (Ludwig, 2007). Proper Nutrition Our culture dictates quick and easy eating choices such as fast food...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |SCI/163 Version 4 | | |Elements of Health and Wellness | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. EL14FS05 Course Start Date: 04/16/2014 Course End Date: 05/14/2014 Wednesday’s *6 PM to 10 PM* El Centro Learning Center 3095 North Imperial Suite 101 El Centro, California - 92243 Phone: 800-473-4346 Instructor: Rosyo Ramirez, MPA Course Description This course reinforces the concept that learning effectively and living well involves both the mind and body. It presents the fundamentals of wellness and preventive health including strategic planning to attain and maintain personal optimal health. In addition, physical and mental diseases are discussed along with the dangers of environmental pollution, stress, addiction, and other negative factors that can affect personal health. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held...
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...Unhealthy Eating Habits and Obesity Annotated Bibliography Krisberg, K. (2006). Food marketing toward youth contributing to unhealthy choices. Nation's Health, 36(1), 19. The article discusses that marketing food and beverages are focused at children ages twelve and younger causes them to request and eat foods high in calories, sugar, salt and less nutritious foods are causing obesity. The unhealthy eating habits learned by children while growing up will likely to carry unhealthy eating habits to adulthood. The marketing strategies are directed at kids through television, radio, Internet, magazines, cell phones, shopping malls as well as using a popular cartoon character to push junk foods and drinks to children. The parents need to be educated on what are unhealthy foods for the children. Kim Krisberg is a Senior Editor of the Nation's Health for American Public Health Association (APHA). APHA was founded in 1872, the oldest, largest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world. APHA aims to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States. The website address is www.apha.org. In the article, food companies advertisements are directed to children and they are enticed by a popular cartoon character eating or drinking unhealthy foods or beverages...
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...Dietary Protein Increase and the Promotion of Wound Healing in Diabetic Adult Patients Dietary Protein Increase and the Promotion of Wound Healing in Diabetic Adult Patients Introduction There are approximately 23 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. (American Diabetes Association, 2012) and this population continues to grow. There are multiple complications associated with diabetes. One major and expensive complication is diabetic wounds. The cost of care in the U.S. alone for this population is approximately $245 Billion annually. (American Diabetes Association, 2012) Proper wound care is an essential step in the wound healing process, however,wound care alone is not sufficient. Nutritional status is extremely important in wound healing. Diabetic patients need to be educated and assessed for protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) as the body’s nutritional needs significantly increase during the wound healing process (Demling, 2009). Supplementation (especially protein) and the importance of it for wound healing need to be discussed with the patient. Without all the necessary interventions applied the process of wound healing can be lengthy and may lead to infection, excessive hospitalization and potential amputations. Understanding the body’s nutritional needs and how the body uses protein in the repair process is imperative. The recommendation for the amount of protein supplementation is between 0.8grams/kilogram to 1.2 grams/kilogram and is based on patient...
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...world and present a great burden for society particularly diseases such as breast cancer diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Eating a well balanced diet can help reduce people’s chances of enduring chronic diseases such as cancer diabetes and cardiovascular disease while at the same time helping them promote a healthy and longer lifestyle. Implementing more vegetables fruits and whole grains in[change to “into” a diet] a diet can be the way to a longer healthier life for people of any age. Lifestyle changes have been seen in studies to decrease cancer risk even in high-risk women. One of the lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risk of cancer is eating a well-balanced diet. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains can help reduce a person [Add apostrophe person’s chances of cancer] chances of cancer. The expert panel of the World Cancer Research Fund found that dieting improperly cause [causes] around one-third of all cancers deaths. It suggest[add “s”] dietary diversity to increase the likely hood of increasing balanced as well as more sufficient diets. There was compelling evidence of a well balanced diet or dietary protection against cancer of many portables. The evidence was more compatible for diets with more fruit and vegetables. In Australia in 1995 about 44% of males and 34% of females did not eat fruit for 24 hours prior to the National Nutrition Survey results show that only one in five Australian adults met the recommended 5 or more...
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...Notes for Nutrition What is meant by nutrition? Nutrition is the science of how foods affect the human body to promote health and prevent disease. Six Classes of nutrients essential for health. Carbohydrates, fats lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. What is the science of how foods affect the human body to promote health and prevent disease called? Nutrition What is the true statement about healthy lifestyles? When focusing on a healthy lifestyle exercise and nutrition work together. Recognize the key energy nutrients essential for health? Anything that supply calories, fat, protein and carbs. Which major classes of nutrients? Fats, vitamins, proteins, minerals and carbs. Components of a healthy diet. Adequate amount of fiber, energy and nutrients, with balanced choices. What may a healthy diet contain? Adequate energy intake, variety, moderate amount of treats, fiber, intake all nutrients near the recommended daily. Identify the Standard dietary reference intake for nutrients. Two parts What are different measures of DRI, memorize specific DRI, Calcium, Vitamin C All AMDR. Make sure to know the value through the lifecycles. Baby, Children, Adults What is the tolerable upper intake level? (Attached to the end of the paper) The highest level of daily consumption that current data has shown to cause no side effects in humans. Ensures people do not take harmful amounts of supplements. Analyze how the dietary guidelines for Americans can be...
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...Lifestyle and eating habits; energy imbalance 1. Increased consumption of fast food (Keast, Nicklas, & O'Neil, 2010). 2. Increased time with media (T.V., computer games) ( ) 3. Increased time communicating on phones ( ) d. Social opinions of overweight individuals 1. Cultures identify overweight people as lazy, stupid, and slow. 2. Effects of negative attitudes expressed towards obese teens. e. Increased emotional disorders (i.e. anxiety, depression) ( ) B. Additional factors affecting obesity in teenagers 1. Low self-perception and self-esteem 2. Social isolation 3. Reduction in physical activity C. Health consequences of overweight 1. Orthopedic problems 2. Dermatological disorders 3. Cardiovascular disease 4. Juvenile diabetes II. Historical Perspective A. Overweight women valued in (1800’s) 1. American Culture in the United States 2. Media recognition B. Economic and cultural aspects of overweight individuals 1. African Americans, and American Indian children, especially their girls, have higher...
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...COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTION/TOOLS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES This paper will discuss the ways by which diabetes can be treated or managed by using different approaches, the diagnosis, and ways to prevent complications of diabetes Here in America, Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke .Diabetes is among the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the statistics and facts provided by the NDEP (National Diabetes Education Program), it is stated that 25.8 millions of Americans have diabetes and in 2010 about 1.9 millions people of 20 years of age or older are diagnosed with diabetes. However, some studies have also proved that weight loss and increase physical activity can help prevent or even delay prediabetes patients from progressing or complication (cdc.gov/diabetes/2011). Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non traumatic lower limb amputation due to infection, gangrene, loss of function etc. even the new cases of blindness among adults (cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs2011). Two groups of ages were used in this research for the diagnosed and the undiagnosed diabetes from the age of 20-65 years or older. In United States 2010, it is estimated that the total prevalence of diabetes people both the diagnosed and undiagnosed either in any racial/ethnical minority populations are likely to have diabetes, although the data available was not sufficient. For group age 20 or older, it is 25.6million...
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...High Risk Nutritional Behaviors within Cultures Denise Harper Grand Canyon University Abstract The objective of this paper is to compare and contrast high-risk behaviors of various cultures. The cultures that will be outlined are (African American, Amish, Appalachian, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and, Russian). Influencing factors such as; education, family roles, and health care practices will be discussed in order to give a better picture of the high risk behaviors of the cultures mentioned. High Risk behaviors can create a hardship on health care professionals and each culture behaviors will be evaluated to show these hardships. It is the responsibility of heath care professional to understand the behaviors of their patients and this paper is an attempt to bring awareness of such behaviors. There are many influencing factors that form the high risk behaviors of a culture. Some influencing factors to high risk behaviors can be education, family roles and, health care. The history of a culture can also be an influencing factor. The level of education can determine what a culture identifies as “good health”. In most cultures family is key and most family gatherings include lavish meals. There are many different health care practices that are adopted by cultures, some can be harmless but some can be harmful. High risk behaviors can cause a hardship on health care professionals and understanding them could prevent these hardships...
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...Demographic Paper Axia College of University of Phoenix Health Care Consumer - Trends and Marketing HCS/490 Russell Wettstein August 14, 2011 Demographic Paper The targeted population that will be explored in this paper is childhood obesity in the United States focusing on children aged between two through17. The surgeon general has labeled child obesity in America as an epidemic supported by statistics that in the last 30 years childhood obesity has tripled. The two primary factors identified by physicians and experts in creating childhood obesity, are first that children are not receiving enough exercise daily and not eating the right kinds of foods. The combination of sedentary lifestyle’s and fast-food diets have created a whole generation of children faced with serious adult health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol. In this paper the subject to describe child obesity and its general impact that changing demographics may have on the health care market. Also the paper will tackle many questions involving this issue such as why and how will changes in the demographics of this population affect health care. Identify two key health care-related challenges to this population, such as increases in health care costs, increases in prescription drug costs, or the need for in-home medical care. Describe how a chronic disease wellness program may affect the costs for this demographic, what do the demographics tell about the marketing...
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...Health and Wellness Aaron-John P McDonald COM/172 February 21, 2014 Robert Eakins Optimal Health and Wellness . A better understanding about how our bodies and minds function has been better observed by scientists and brought to the attention of the general public. Research has introduced three elements of health and wellness and how nutrition and fitness as active parts of our lives. Research has also discovered ways for preventing major diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Preventing awful effects in our environment and protecting the immune system is part of action plans researchers have discovered to play an important role in improved physical health and wellness. Physical Health It is important to get enough rest and sleep our body needs to rest to be able to function properly. Exercise is essential because it gives us strength, endurance, and a healthy body. That is why we should maintain a healthy weight so our body can fight other risk factors. Physical Health helps control weight and reduces the risk of Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD) CVD disease (Donatelle, 2011). With exercise we can also reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and some cancers. But most of all it increase our chances of living longer and having better emotional health. Emotional Health People who are emotionally healthy are able to handle life's challenges, build strong relationships, and recover from setbacks from life. It requires effort stability to build and maintain emotional health. When...
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