Nutrition Assessment & Counseling Strategies Flashcards
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A sports dietitian uses the Transtheoretical Model during counseling. Which stage describes an athlete who acknowledges needing to change eating habits but has no concrete plan within 6 months?
Answer: Contemplation
Contemplation is defined as awareness of a problem and considering change but without a specific plan within the next 6 months.
When assessing dietary intake via a 24-hour recall, which technique helps improve accuracy by prompting athletes to remember forgotten foods?
Answer: Multiple-Pass Method
The Multiple-Pass Method uses structured probing passes to systematically reduce omission errors in 24-hour recalls.
An endurance athlete presents with low ferritin (8 ng/mL) and normal hemoglobin. This finding most likely represents which stage of iron deficiency?
Answer: Iron depletion
Iron depletion (Stage 1) is characterized by reduced ferritin stores with normal hemoglobin and MCV.
Which anthropometric measurement is most practical for tracking changes in body composition in an athletic population over a training season?
Answer: Skinfold thickness sum
Tracking the sum of skinfolds over time is sensitive to changes in subcutaneous fat and is practical for field-based athlete monitoring.
A collegiate swimmer reports restricting carbohydrates before competitions to 'feel lighter.' Which counseling approach is MOST appropriate initially?
Answer: Explore the athlete's beliefs and performance outcomes using motivational interviewing
Motivational interviewing explores the athlete's own values and beliefs, facilitating intrinsic motivation for behavior change.
Which bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) condition would MOST significantly underestimate body fat percentage?
Answer: Athlete is dehydrated after a long training session
Dehydration reduces total body water, decreasing conductance and causing BIA to underestimate fat-free mass and overestimate body fat percentage.
A CSSD is setting SMART goals with a high school cross-country runner. Which goal best meets SMART criteria for improving pre-race fueling?
Answer: Consume 1 g/kg carbohydrate 2 hours before each race for the next 4 weeks
SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound; a dose, timing, and timeframe make the first option fully SMART.