DTN201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Basal Metabolic Rate, Indirect Calorimetry, Body Fat Percentage
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Dtn201 nutrition fundamentals week 3 over and under nutrition. Case study 2: middle-aged male: mr smith is 50-year-old man who works in his own computer business. Whilst he has had a relatively healthy lifestyle in the past, his business has started to become a big stress for him over the last year and he has found himself not exercising nor eating well. He is feeling anxious about his health, especially as his father suffered a heart attack at the age of 52. He has made an appointment with you (a nutritionist at your own private practice) and he wants you to help him, he mentions he has tried being healthier but time pressures of work interfere with his healthy eating plans. Hi weight is 86kg, height 1. 78cm and his waist circumference is 88cm. Support resources - measurement of energy expenditure: our bodies need energy to maintain homeostasis and for all of our daily activities.
