Instructions

For this assignment, analyze the diet of the athlete you are assigned then answer the questions. For each athlete, in addition to the foods the scenario clearly, there may be a few foods you may need to interpret. Don’t worry; there is no right or wrong for the foods you interpret and modify; you will be graded on your answer to the questions.

To analyze the athlete’s diet, use any diet analysis program or app. Your analysis must include the following nutrients: total calories, protein (g), carbohydrate (g), dietary fiber, total sugars, total fat, calcium, potassium, sodium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin. If you need help finding a diet analysis program, contact your instructor.

Questions to answer: For the case you were assigned, answer the following questions. Your response must be at least 500 words.

1. Which nutrients do not meet the DRI in the athlete’s diet?
2.Which nutrients were excessive?
3. What foods would you suggest the athlete add to their diet to increase their intake of the low nutrients?
4. What foods would you suggest the athlete remove from their diet to minimize their intake of excessive nutrients?
5. Based on what you have learned from Nancy Clark’s guidebook, should the athlete redistribute the foods they are eating during the day?

In the assignment area, submit the following:

Diet analysis showing the foods the athlete ate and the nutrient analysis
Your report in a Word document with the answer to the questions above.


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