Lecture 2

Question 1

Role of Nutrition in Exercise/Sport

Answer 1

• enhance endurance performance
• provide substrates for cell and tissue accretion
• supports functional body composition
• promotes recover from training
• reduces risk for injury and promotes healing if injury occurs

Question 2

4 components of the nutrition care process?

Answer 2

• assessment
• diagnosis
• intervention
• monitoring/evaluation

Question 3

Purpose of a Nutrition Assessment

Answer 3

to collect and interpret relevant client info to see if athlete is at risk for malnutrition, the potential to positively influence sport performance through dietary changes, gives you evidence you need to know how to care for the athlete you’re working with

Question 4

Malnutrition

Answer 4

when the body’s requirements for one or more essential nutrients is not met

Question 5

Causes of malnutrition

Answer 5

• inadequate/unbalanced diet
• problems with digestion/absorption
• certain medical conditions
• starvation

Question 6

At the end of the nutrition assessment what must you be able to say?

Answer 6

• what the athlete’s specific nutrition-related concerns are
• why you know these are concerns (your evidence)
• what you need to do to correct/optimize the athlete’s nutritional health

Question 7

Elements of Nutrition Assessment for Athletes

Answer 7

• personal health and social history
• dietary assessment
• body weight and composition assessment (assessment of energy expenditure and fitness assessment)

Question 8

Goal of the personal health and social history of the NA

Answer 8

to determine a client’s level of health risk
key elements: name, age, height, weight, gender, family and personal history of disease/health concerns, history of illness and injuries, surgical history, menstrual history, medication and supplement use

Question 9

What do you want to find out when you ask about social history?

Answer 9

• SES, social and medical support, cultural and religious beliefs, housing situation, others in their CofC, age, role in family
• helps you understand how the athlete lives and the support they have

Question 10

24 hr recall

Answer 10

• includes foods and quantities eaten, eating habits, accessibility of food and cultural and SES factors that affect selection of food
• want to know portion sizes, brand names, and eating times

Question 11

Food Record/Diary

Answer 11

• athlete writes down everything they eat/drink for as many days as needed
• the more days the more accurate

Question 12

Food Frequency Questionnaire

Answer 12

• gives an overview of a person’s diet
• identifies low/high intake of nutrients
• a good cross-check of other methods

Question 13

% usual body weight

Answer 13

actual body weight/usual body weight

Question 14

% recent weight change

Answer 14

(usual weight-actual weight)/usual weight