Patient Education for Nutrition and Diet Guidelines

The information given is mainly directed towards athletes and people with active lifestyles but can easily be modified to fit the average lifestyle.

Here is a brief outline of what the websites provides:

• Carbohydrates. This section teaches the reader about what carbohydrates are and how it provides energy to the body. It also provides charts on how many carbs to ingest previous, during, and afterwards a workout. There is also a chart for how much carbs someone should ingest in a day. They also give charts of diverse foods and how many carbs they have.
• Protein. The next part provides information on protein. This section tells the reader that protein support maintain and build muscles. This section also provides charts on how much protein a person should eat based on the workout. There is also a chart that gives advice to the person calculate how many grams of protein they should eat in a day along with food and their quantity of protein.
• Dietary fat. This part tells the reader the change between acceptable and unacceptable fat. There is a chart that shows low - fat options like skim milk instead of whole milk.
• Vitamin, minerals, and other supplements. This section tells the reader the importance of supplement, minerals, and supplements for some. It also provides of chart with diverse foods and the supplements and minerals they come with.
• Fluids and hydration. This section tells the reader the importance of hydration and preventing dehydration. It also provides a chart of urine color and which is the optimal color. It also talks about fluid replacement drinks. I would tell patients to go on this website, so they can educate themselves on the different types of food nutriment. Especially since it provides charts, so the patient can fit the adequate amount of nutrition for their diet. Plus, it is very detailed and has good food examples. The site also gives a full, pdf nutrition guide that can be downloaded on a mobile device. That way the patient can reference whenever and wherever they need it.