Dietary Assessment & Counseling Flashcards
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A client reports eating "healthy" but feels fatigued. Which assessment tool best captures day-to-day dietary variability?
Answer: Three-day food record including a weekend day
A three-day record that includes a weekend day captures typical variability in eating patterns better than a single recall.
When using motivational interviewing in nutrition counseling, the acronym OARS stands for:
Answer: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summarizing
OARS represents four core motivational interviewing skills: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, and Summarizing.
A client's food diary shows frequent skipping of breakfast and large evening meals. From an IIN perspective, which primary concern would you address first?
Answer: Circadian rhythm disruption affecting metabolism
IIN emphasizes bio-individuality and circadian rhythm alignment, as front-loading calories earlier supports metabolic health.
Which dietary assessment method relies on the client's memory of foods consumed over the past year?
Answer: Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
A food frequency questionnaire asks clients to estimate how often they consumed specific foods over an extended past period, typically one year.
During a counseling session, a client becomes defensive when discussing sugar intake. The best IIN-aligned response is to:
Answer: Roll with resistance and explore their perspective non-judgmentally
Rolling with resistance is a core motivational interviewing principle that avoids confrontation and keeps the client engaged.
A client wants to assess their protein intake adequacy. Which biomarker is most directly useful as a short-term protein status indicator?
Answer: Serum prealbumin (transthyretin)
Prealbumin has a short half-life of 2–3 days, making it a more sensitive short-term marker of protein status than albumin.
The 'plate method' is best described as:
Answer: A visual guide filling half the plate with vegetables, a quarter with protein, and a quarter with whole grains
The plate method is a simple visual tool dividing the plate into sections for vegetables, lean protein, and complex carbohydrates.