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Contemporary Nutrition 9th Edition by Gordon Wardlaw,Anne Smith

Edition 9ISBN: 978-1259332081
book Contemporary Nutrition 9th Edition by Gordon Wardlaw,Anne Smith cover

Contemporary Nutrition 9th Edition by Gordon Wardlaw,Anne Smith

Edition 9ISBN: 978-1259332081
Exercise 22
Meeting Protein Needs When Dieting to Lose Weight
Your father has been steadily gaining weight for the last 30 years and now has developed hypertension and type 2 diabetes as a result. His physician recommends that he lose some weight by following an 1800 kcal diet. You know that it will be important for your father to meet protein needs as he tries to lose weight. Design a 1-day diet for him that contains about 20% of calorie intake as protein. Table 6-2 will provide some help. Will this diet meet his protein RDA? Does the diet look like a plan you could also follow? Meeting Protein Needs When Dieting to Lose Weight  Your father has been steadily gaining weight for the last 30 years and now has developed hypertension and type 2 diabetes as a result. His physician recommends that he lose some weight by following an 1800 kcal diet. You know that it will be important for your father to meet protein needs as he tries to lose weight. Design a 1-day diet for him that contains about 20% of calorie intake as protein. Table 6-2 will provide some help. Will this diet meet his protein RDA? Does the diet look like a plan you could also follow?
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