Nutrition Assessment & Counseling Strategies Flashcards
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During a nutrition assessment, an athlete's Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) Risk Assessment Tool (RED-S RAT) score indicates medium risk. What is the most appropriate next step?
Answer: Monitor with monthly reassessment and provide education
Medium risk on the RED-S RAT warrants close monitoring, nutrition education, and periodic reassessment rather than immediate withdrawal.
Which dietary assessment tool provides the BEST estimate of habitual long-term nutrient intake in a large epidemiological cohort of athletes?
Answer: Food Frequency Questionnaire
Food Frequency Questionnaires are designed to capture habitual intake patterns over extended periods and are scalable for large groups.
An athlete's resting metabolic rate (RMR) measured by indirect calorimetry is 72% of the Cunningham-predicted RMR. This ratio suggests which condition?
Answer: Metabolic adaptation consistent with low energy availability
A measured-to-predicted RMR ratio below ~0.90 is a clinical indicator of metabolic suppression associated with chronic low energy availability.
When counseling an athlete from a collectivist cultural background, which counseling adaptation is MOST important?
Answer: Involve family or community members in the nutrition planning process
In collectivist cultures, food decisions are often family- or community-centered, so including key social members improves adherence and relevance.
Which skinfold site is included in both the Jackson-Pollock 3-site formula for women AND the 7-site formula?
Answer: Triceps
The triceps skinfold is included in the Jackson-Pollock 3-site (women: triceps, suprailiac, thigh) and the 7-site formula.
A sports dietitian documents an ADIME note. What does the 'E' stand for, and what does it contain?
Answer: Evaluation; reassessment of nutrition diagnosis indicators and goal progress
In ADIME (Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring & Evaluation), 'E' stands for Monitoring & Evaluation and tracks progress toward nutrition goals.
Which serum marker is MOST useful for assessing chronic protein status and identifying protein-energy malnutrition in athletes with very low energy intake?
Answer: Albumin
Albumin, while slow to change, reflects chronic protein-energy status and is a marker of prolonged malnutrition when other confounders are ruled out.