Problem 1: Obtain a diet history from someone. Calculate the person's BMI. What diet changes would be beneficial to the person you collected the diet history on, what education would you provide?
Problem 2: Give an explanation of why dietary modifications and intake are often needed to maintain the nutritional requirements of patients with certain illnesses.
Problem 3: Select one of the conditions mentioned and explain the dietary modifications that benefit that condition.
Problem 4: Visit the American Heart Association's website and locate information on the DASH diet. Summarize the therapeutic benefits of the diet for people with hypertension.