Dietary Assessment & Counseling Flashcards
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A client following a vegan diet reports brittle nails and hair loss. Which nutrient deficiency should be assessed first?
Answer: Zinc
Zinc is commonly deficient in vegan diets due to lower bioavailability from plant foods and is directly linked to hair and nail health.
Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model describes a client who has been making consistent dietary changes for six months?
Answer: Maintenance
The Maintenance stage begins when a behavior change has been sustained for six months or longer.
When counseling a client with emotional eating, the IIN Health Coach's primary role is to:
Answer: Help the client identify patterns and explore root causes without judgment
IIN coaches support clients in building self-awareness around emotional triggers while staying within their scope of practice.
A client's dietary recall reveals very low omega-3 fatty acid intake. Which food group is the most bioavailable dietary source?
Answer: Fatty fish like salmon or mackerel
Fatty fish provide EPA and DHA directly, which are far more bioavailable than the ALA found in plant sources like flax or chia.
In IIN's circle of life assessment, 'primary food' refers to:
Answer: Non-food areas of life such as relationships, career, and spirituality that nourish the soul
IIN defines primary food as the non-dietary aspects of life—relationships, career, exercise, spirituality—that feed overall satisfaction.
A client consuming adequate calories still shows signs of iron-deficiency anemia. Which dietary factor most likely inhibits iron absorption?
Answer: High consumption of calcium-rich dairy at the same meal
Calcium competes with non-heme and heme iron for absorption at the intestinal transporter level, reducing overall iron uptake.
A health coach asks a client 'What would success look like for you in six months?' This is an example of which counseling technique?
Answer: Visioning or future-focused questioning
Visioning questions invite clients to project themselves into a desired future state, building intrinsic motivation for change.