Author Question: Some foods contain substances that may protect against cancer. List ... (Read 54 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Aug 19, 2018

Some foods contain substances that may protect against cancer. List those.

Question 2

Chandra, a 12-year-old female, has recently been diagnosed with childhood type 2 diabetes. Her mother has brought her in for nutritional counseling. She weighs 145 lbs and is 53 tall. Chandra is having difficulty maintaining the dietary regimen. She tells you that her friends are eating candy, chips, hamburgers, French fries, and lots of other good foods. She doesn't want to be different from her friends. She and her mother have several questions that need answers.

Her mother asks, Why did Chandra develop this condition? What did I do wrong?

maya.nigrin17@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Fiber helps protect against colorectal cancer. Vitamin C-rich foods may protect against cancers of the stomach and esophagus. Carotene and vitamin A-rich foods protect against cancers of the lung, bladder, and larynx.

Answer to Question 2

You must explain to her how it tends to be inherited, but more importantly, describe to her the childhood habits that lead to adult health problems, such as type 2 diabetes or heart disease: childhood obesity, lack of exercise, inadequate fiber intake, lack of nutritional knowledge regarding food portions, using food as rewards or celebrations, water needs, and the use of healthy snacks. Discuss at length the parallel increase in childhood diabetes related to the increase of childhood obesity.