Honors Patient Diet Analysis

Patient # 005
1.
Patients Existing Diet - Look at your patients information. Determine the following
based on the questionnaire the patient completed. Fill in the information in the Example Diet
column.
2.
Recommended Daily Allowance Use the USDAs Choose My Plate website to help
determine what a healthy meal plan would be for your patient. Provide healthy amounts of each
category based on your patients background information.
Example Diet
(examples of each
category from your
patients diet)

RDA

Calories

2062.4 Calories

2400 Calories

% Carbohydrates

Toast, Cereal

45%-65%

% Fat

Pizza

About 30%

% Protein

Peanut Butter

10%-35%

Sodium

Fries

2400 mg

Calcium

Milk, Cheese

1000 mg

3. Blood Panel Results Compare your patients blood panel results to what is recommended
for a person of the same age and build.
Patient Information

Recommended Averages

Glucose

110 mg/dl

22-99 mg/dl

Protein

7.3 mg/dl

6-8.3 mg/dl

LDL(Bad)

155

100-129 mg

HDL(Good)

45

50-60 mg

Triglycerides

185

100-150 mg

Total Cholesterol

200

Below 200 mg

Evan Tamburrino
Biology/Period
1
2/24/16

My patient drinks apple and orange juice along with McDonald's frappes regularly. The
juice may be good for his diet, in moderation, if it is needed for energy. However the juice does
not help the patient retain fiber and increases his triglycerides. The frappe is not very healthy
because it has 18 grams of saturated fat. He should try to drink less of them and take in more
water. Staying hydrated is good for your diet by making sure your organs can function normally.
My patient has a lower caloric intake than what is normal for a person his age. Since he has
less calories, it would mean he would have less energy than a person who had the
recommended amount of calories and he may weigh less. Another problem I saw is that he has
borderline high bad cholesterol and lower than normal good cholesterol. With this information he
should watch the amount of saturated fats he eats. To improve his cholesterol, he should eat
more fruits and vegetables since they have little to no saturated fats. My patient should eat less
fries and pizza because they are high in saturated fats s well. Along with his attempts to lower
his cholesterol he should get more fiber in his diet by eating more beans, grains and nuts since
they are packed with fiber.
I got my information from these websites:

>http://www.netrition.com/rdi_page.html
>http://iom.nationalacademies.org/~/media/Files/Activity%20Files/Nutrition/DRIs/New
%20Material/8_Macronutrient%20Summary.pdf