Dietitian in a nutritional practice.
Imagine yourself as a dietitian in a nutritional practice. As a dietitian, you are to write a blog post to share with the patients you serve. The subject of the blog post should be "How obesity has been linked to diabetes". Address the following in your Blog:
Scientific evidence linking obesity to diabetes translated into language a layperson can understand. (Include at least one external source to support this evidence.
Why the link between obesity and diabetes should matter to your patients.
Share at least two ways your patients can modify their diet to either avoid or manage this chronic disease.
Your blog post, which you will submit as a word document should:
Be visually appealing
Include images and/or videos
images should be inserted directly into the document
Sample Solution
- Obesity is a condition in which a person has excess body fat. It is measured by the body mass index (BMI), which is a calculation of weight and height. A BMI of 25 or higher is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
- Diabetes is a group of diseases that affect how the body turns food into energy. There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, which means that the body's immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy. Type 2 diabetes is caused by a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors, such as obesity, physical inactivity, and unhealthy eating.
- Increased insulin production: The body produces more insulin in an attempt to keep blood sugar levels under control. However, over time, the cells become resistant to insulin, and more insulin is needed to keep blood sugar levels in the normal range.
- Inflammation: Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation, which can damage the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
- Changes in fat cells: Fat cells release hormones that can interfere with insulin signaling.
