Diet Analysis Project: Tables and Analysis Questions
Table 1. Energy and Macronutrients (10 pts)
Average Eaten
Target
Energy
kcal
xxxx
Ca
ohydrates (% of calories)
33 %
%
Total Fat (% of calories)
37 %
%
Protein (% of calories)
30 %
%
Dietary Fibe
g
g
Protein (grams)
g
xxxx
Table 2. Micronutrients (40 pts)
Vitamin
Average Eaten
RDA/AI
Mineral
Average Eaten
RDA/AI
Thiamine
mg
mg
Calcium
mg
mg
Riboflavin
mg
mg
Coppe
mg
mg
Niacin
mg
mg
Iron
mg
mg
Pantothenic Acid
mg
mg
Magnesium
mg
mg
Vitamin B6
mg
mg
Manganese
mg
mg
Vitamin B12
µg
µg
Phosphorus
mg
mg
Folate
µg
µg
Potassium
mg
mg
Vitamin A
IU
IU
Selenium
µg
µg
Vitamin C
mg
mg
Sodium
mg
mg
Vitamin D
IU
IU
Zinc
mg
mg
Vitamin E
mg
mg
Vitamin K
µg
µg
Analysis:
Energy Balance
XXXXXXXXXXpts) Cronometer uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equation for estimating energy expenditure (“Calories Burned”). How do the provided energy needs from Cronometer compare with the calories you consumed, on average, in Table 1? Are you in energy balance, positive energy balance, or negative energy balance based on the Mifflin-St Jeor estimate? Include the numeric values in your answer.
XXXXXXXXXXpts) Calculate your energy needs using the Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) equation that you learned about in Chapter 11 of the text. You will need to convert your height and weight to the appropriate units. Be sure to include your work. How do your calculated energy needs compare with the calories you consumed, on average, in Table 1? Are you in energy balance, positive energy balance, or negative energy balance based on the EER estimate?
3. (5 pts) Compare the results of the Mifflin-St Jeor estimate and the EER equation from the text. Which do you feel more accurately represents your daily energy expenditure and why?
Macronutrient Intake
XXXXXXXXXXpts) Looking at Table 1, compare your average percentage (%) of calories for ca
ohydrates, total fat, and protein with the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs) that you listed in the Target column? Include both your intake and the recommendations as part of your answer.
XXXXXXXXXXpts) Calculate your RDA for protein in grams per day using the recommendations in Chapter 6 of the text. If you believe the RDA is not appropriate for you because you are an active individual, are pregnant, or are
eastfeeding, use those recommendations instead (found in the Today’s Dietitian article of the Recommended Readings in Week 3 Learning Resources). Be sure to show your work. How does your average intake from protein in grams in Table 1 compare with your protein needs that you calculated?
6. (5 pts) Compare your fiber intake from Table 1 with the recommendation. Include both your intake and the recommendation as part of your answer.
Micronutrient Intake
XXXXXXXXXXpts) Looking at Table 2, compare your average intake of the listed vitamins and minerals with the RDA/AIs for those nutrients. What vitamins and minerals are you lacking and what vitamins and minerals are you get plenty of?
8. (5 pts) Referencing your Nutrient Report screenshots, is average nutrient intake for any of the vitamins and minerals putting you at risk for toxicity? To determine this, review Tolerable Upper Limits (found here: Tolerable Upper Limits) for any nutrients over 200% on your Nutrient Report.
Discussion
XXXXXXXXXXpts) Describe what changes you would need to make to your diet to better meet your recommendations for energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Be very specific! If you are lacking in a nutrient, what can you do to increase your intake of that nutrient and if you are getting too much of a nutrient and too much can be bad for you, what can you do to reduce your intake of that nutrient.
References
4. Open this file to complete the rest of the assignment. Using the Nutrition Report above, fill in the Average Eaten columns of Tables of 1 and 2 of the file you just opened. To fill in Table 1, Energy and Macronutrients (percent of calories), use the top of the report as shown below. You will need to hover over each macronutrient name to see percent of calories from each. Do NOT use information from the sections that are crossed out on the image below.
For remaining macronutrient components and the micronutrients, use the Nutrition Report tables to obtain the information to fill remaining average intakes for Tables 1 and 2 .
Using the screenshot below as an example (vitamins in this case), you will use the 1st column values rather than the red/yellow/green bar values in the 2nd column.
5. Finish Tables 1 and 2 in the document you downloaded by using the following resources for Target or RDA/AI Nutrient values.
Macronutrients: Use the values for the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) that you learned about in your textbook for Target values. These can be found in their respective chapters/units in the textbook (Units 4, 5, and 6).
Micronutrients: Use the link below for RDA/AI values for all vitamins and minerals except Vitamins A and D. For Vitamins A and D, the units from Cronometer do not match the RDA/AI units found in the link below. While this is the most recent publication for RDA/AIs, presently IUs are the preferable measurement for vitamins A and D. As a result, Cronometer provides their results in IUs for these two vitamins. Use the following reference:
Vitamin A – RDA 3000 IU for males
RDA 2,333 IU for females
Vitamin D – RDA 600 IU for males and females
Here is the Dietary Reference Intakes DRI link to a detailed reference for Dietary Reference Intakes for all vitamins and macronutrients. The values at this link will benefit the analysis portion of your paper: DRI Values
Dietary Reference Intakes are provided by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health) https:
ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Dietary_Reference_Intakes.aspx
Step 4: Analysis Questions
1. Answer Questions 1-9 in the file you downloaded above based on your results in Tables 1 and 2 . Use complete sentences and ensure proper grammar and spelling.
2. In order to calculate the Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) equation (question #2 on the Word document you have downloaded in order to complete this assignment), you will need your Physical Activity (PA) value . Use the following PA levels for your equation based on your gender and activity level:
· Men
· 1.0 for sedentary
· 1.11 for low active
· 1. 25 for active
· 1.48 for very active
· Women
· 1.0 for sedentary
· 1.12 for low active
· 1. 27 for active
· 1.45 for very active
Step 5: Submission
The following should be submitted as attachments when you have completed this part of your project:
1. Nutrition Report screen shots (as .doc or .pdf file)
2. Completed Analysis to include tables and answers to diet analysis questions (found here) (as .doc or .pdf file; File extension .docm may not upload properly to Assignment folder)