Hello, I need help with my nutrient assignment. Please write at least two paragraphs. Conducting more research will help you meet the requirement. Note: A paragraph is 8 sentences or more. Post your

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Niuosha Karimi

July24/2022

Nutrition 160

Vitamin D Case Study

Some of the food sources that are rich in Vitamin D include the flesh of fish liver oils and fatty fish. For instance, she could consume sardines, salmon, and swordfish since she dislikes most fish aside from canned tuna fish. Most types of fish are a rich source of Vitamin D. Some types of oils such as cod liver oil could-I do not expect you to know this but cod liver and fish oils and make the blood more thinner (anticoagulant). Find other resources. Some fish is good in small amounts for her. further increase Joan’s Vitamin D intake. She should continue drinking a glass of fortified milk because dairy milk and plant milks fortified with Vitamin D are rich sources of Vitamin D. For drinks, orange juice fortified with Vitamin D would help her attain the desired Vitamin D requirements. Joan could also consume smaller amounts of egg yolks, beef liver, and cheese as they are known to contain Vitamin D. Fortified cereals are also a rich source of Vitamin D. Vitamin D is widely known to help the body absorb and retain minerals such as calcium and phosphorous which are critical for building strong bones. Consuming the foods recommended above and drinks will help Joan achieve the recommended Vitamin D levels in the body and thus effectively fight osteoporosis.

Joan's diet and use of supplements have contributed to her having osteoporosis. First of all, she has a low intake of Vitamin D throughout her diet which depicts a very low intake of Vitamin D. She eats a limited diet because of her chronic low appetite. Second, Joan is taking blood thinning medication, a practice that she has been doing since she was discharged from the hospital in addition to the daily multivitamin intake. Blood thinners are the agents that help to slow down the body’s process of making clots (Willyard, 2020). This shows that Joan has been overconsuming Vitamin K through the blood thinners.This is not correct. You can delete this or reword it. Blood-thinning medications such as Warfarin and Heparin can interfere with Vitamin D use in the body and bone growth. This could lead to bone loss and osteoporosis that Joan was experiencing. Furthermore, the Vitamin D supplements that Joan was using daily over the years could decrease bone turnover and increase bone mineral density, increasing the incidence of osteoporotic fractures (Tong et al., 2020). Therefore, Joan’s diet and use of supplements explain why she had osteoporosis. Do some research on too much Vitamin A and how it affects Vitamin D. Also, research how her age can affect osteoporosis as well.

References

Tong, J. J., Xu, S. Q., Zong, H. X., Pan, M. J., Teng, Y. Z., & Xu, J. H. (2020). Prevalence and risk factors associated with vertebral osteoporotic fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology, 39(2), 357-364.

Willyard, C. (2020). Coronavirus blood-clot mystery intensifies. Nature, 581(7808), 250.