Reference no: EM133383993

Assignment:

Select a vitamin or mineral and address the associated question(s). Label your subject heading with the selected vitamin/mineral.

Imagine you are attending your yearly health risk assessment. When you came to the appointment, you thought you had a proper diet and were of average health.

It turns out that the doctor examining you has a special interest in nutrition. She notices some inconsistencies with what you discuss with her and suggests that you may have a deficiency or toxicity of your selected vitamin or mineral.

Your post should include the following information in paragraph format:

• What symptoms did you have that led the doctor to consider that vitamin or mineral?
• Do you have a toxicity or deficiency?
• Briefly describe what your recommended daily allowance based upon your profile (sex, age, physical status, etc.) should be, your present intake estimate.
• What is your action plan (adjustment in diet, etc.) for correcting the toxicity or deficiency?
• If left untreated, what might be some of the more serious long-term and detrimental effects this might have on your body?
• Which special populations (pregnant women, children, a specific culture, ethnicity etc.) are most affected and why?
• What other prevention, treatment, and safety measures might be beneficial to regulate your health?