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SAMANTHA ALESSI
Introduction- Population
Interstate Commodities Inc.
21 Employees Surveyed
12 Males
9 Female
Age Range: 24-53
Key Informant: Office Manager who has been with
Problem
When asked what their unhealthiest eating
Review of the
LiteratureHeavy
Drinking
Health Study,
participants who drank
alcohol at regular
patterns throughout the
week, rather than a
single occasion, had
better odds of successful
ageing.
(Sun, Townsend,
Okereke, Rimm, Hu,
Stampfer & Grodstein,
2011)
Data Collection
Graph 1. This graph represents the alcohol consumption of 21 participants. 6 participant stated that they
consumed 8-10 alcoholic beverages/week, while 4 claimed to consumed greater than 10. Many of the
subjects stated that they typically consume the majority of their alcoholic beverages in the evening.
Data Collection
Graph 2. This graph represents what participants viewed as their most unhealthy habit. Many stated that
eating sweets, daily, was their worst habit. While drinking came in second, followed by smoking and other
detrimental habits. All of which play a vital role in increasing ones likelihood of disease.
Discussion
While the target population cannot see the future affects
Goals
Nutrition
Intervention
Males
Nutrition Intervention
Gardner et al., 2007 tells us that there are many possible
According to AND the average sugar intake for adults > 19 yrs is 79
g/ day.
The USDA recommends <32 g of added sugars/ day.
A sufficient decrease in sugars is recommended for the participants.
Bad!
with candy
Stay at your desk and
browse the internet
Alcohol consumption
after work
Educational Program
Hold monthly seminars on making healthy food
Educational
Program
Outline
I. Environmental Concerns(5mins)
Office Environment
Risks of sedentary lifestyle
Metabolic syndrome
V. Weight Management/Loss(10mins)
How they are progressing with their goals and setting new goals.
References
Gardner CD, Kiazand A, Alhassan S, et al. Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for
Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women: The A TO Z
Weight Loss Study: A Randomized Trial. JAMA.2007;297(9):969-977. doi:10.1001/jama.297.9.969.
Parry, C. D., Patra, J., & Jurgen, R. (2011). Alcohol consumption and non-communicable diseases:
Epidemiology and policy implications. Society for the study of addiction, (106), 1718-1724. doi:
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03605.x
(2012). Position of the academy of nutrition and dietetics: Use of nutritive and nonnutritive sweeteners.
Journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics,112(5), 739-758. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.03.009
Rosenbloom, C. A., & Coleman, E. J. (2012). Sports nutrition: A practice manual for professionals. (5th
ed.). Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Sun, Q., Townsend, M. K., Okereke, O. I., Rimm, E. B., Hu, F. B., Stampfer, M. J., & Grodstein, F. (2011).
Alcohol consumption at midlife and successful ageing in women: A prospective cohort analysis in the
nurses' health study. PLoS Med, 8(9), e1001090. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001090
Wang, L., Min, L., Manson, J. E., Buring, J. E., & Sesso, H. D. (2010). Alcohol consumption, weight gain,
and risk of becoming overweight in middle-aged and older women. Archives of Internal
Medicine,170(5), 453-461. Retrieved from http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?
articleid=415737