+1 862 207 3288 Case Study
BACKGROUND
Lucas is an 19 yo collegiate rugby player. He is 6’2” and weights 197 lbs. He is currently in the off season and weight trains 4 days/wk for 1.5 hrs, does cardio training 3days/wk for 1.5 hours and plays pick-up basketball on most days.
REASON FOR NUTRITION CONSULT
Lucas wants to increase his muscle mass to improve his power. He has been trying to gain weight and would like to weight 210 by the start of the season (3 months away).
TYPICAL INTAKE WHEN TRAVELING
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, wheat toast w/ butter, Orange juice
Post weight training: 2 cups skim milk and 2 scoops whey protein (28g pro)
Lunch: 2 taco bell chicken burritos, lemonade
Snack: sports bar (sometimes), water
Dinner: 1 large sausage and mushroom pizza, lemonade
Snack: 2 cups skim milk and 2 scoops whey protein (28g pro)
Use these instructions for this case study. Completed case study must be upload into the dropbox function. As stated in these instructions there are 7 files required in the upload.
Case Study 2 Guidelines
You will find out what to do for your case study by clicking on the “case study” link under the “quizzes” function in
D2L. I use the “quiz” function because it can randomly assign case studies to students. DO NOT hit “submit” when you
open this “quiz”. Leaving the quiz “in progress” allows you to go back to your assigned athlete. The case study is
submitted and graded in D2L/“dropbox”
There are several different profiles of athletes randomly assigned under “quizzes”….each profile provides vague
information. You will use your best judgment on entering the amounts and specifics of foods provided into the
SuperTracker (some profiles provide several days diet info, others provide only one day).
A. Use the provided case study information from ‘Case Study 2 quiz’ to enter into the SuperTracker website and give
your best professional assessment of the problems facing your athlete (follow the outline below).
B. Then propose an intervention diet (enter into the SuperTracker website) that reflects your prescribed intervention
to improve their performance or situation. Both your assessment and intervention “answers” are guided by following
the prompts in the table below. You will submit your answers to the prompts for your 50 pt case study. All listed files
(below17) must accompany your answers in order for us to be able to grade the case study.
Start by going to the ChooseMyPlate website and use the SuperTracker: https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/
Edit the profile to match your “client” in your case study (very important that the values are based on the
gender/age/ activity of your client). Enter both the physical activity and dietary information provided in your case
study. Be sure to create your reports (meal summary/food group and calories/nutrients) by clicking the “My Reports”
link in SuperTracker (see tutorial for guidance). Follow the instructions provided in the Tables below to earn full points
on this assignment. SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS
REQUIRED: submission of 7 files in the dropbox folder “Case Study 2” in order for your case study to be graded
1. You need to submit the answers (this file filled out) save as “casestudy2.docx” (I will not accept .pages files)
2. “Meal summary Report” file for athlete’s current (provided in case study, saved as GIVEN_meal summary.docx)
and
3. “Food Group and Calorie Report” file for athlete’s current (provided in case study, saved as
GIVEN_FoodGroup.docx)
4. “Nutrient Report” file for athlete’s current (provided in case study, saved as GIVEN_Nutrient.docx
5. “Meal summary Report” for your proposed diet (your new designed diet saved as
PROPOSED_mealsummary.docx)
6. Food Group and Calorie Report” for your proposed diet (your new designed diet saved as PROPOSED_Food
Group.docx)
7. “Nutrient Report” for your proposed diet (your new designed diet saved as PROPOSED_Nutrient.docx)
Given Assessment:
Recap your athlete’s provided situation in a few sentences: 2 pts
For all data that requires you to calculate: SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS! 8pts
Given diet: grams of carbs %kcals from carbs Grams carb/kg BW
Given diet: grams of protein %kcals from protein Grams protein/kg BW
Given diet: grams of fat %kcals from fat Compare to 2035% (AMDR)
Given diet: grams of fiber Grams fiber per 1000 kcals Compare to 14g/1000 kcals
List all the micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) that fall below the Target. Include your calculation of % intake
relative to RDA (Target). To the right of your % intake, briefly identify how a deficiency of that micronutrient might
affect physical performance. 4 pts
Food Group 3 pts total intake of
GIVEN diet: (oz or cup)
Target for Food Group (oz or cup)
GRAINS
VEGETABLES
FRUIT
DAIRY
PROTEIN
List all the food groups that fall below the Target. To the right of your food group, briefly identify how a deficiency
might affect physical performance due to the nutrients found in the food group. 4 pts
EER calculation: See the last section of “Case Study Calculations” linked under “content” to calculation your
athlete’s EER. Follow the order of operations in showing your calculations. highlight or underline your final EER
5 pts
Energy Balance Equation: 4 pts
Energy In (GIVEN total kcals) Energy Out (EER) Energy Imbalance (difference b/w In and Out)
Theoretical Weight Gain/Loss: Use the number derived in Energy Imbalance to divide by 500 (cannot use negative
sign. If In is bigger than out = wt gain, if In is lower than out = wt loss). This result estimates lb of fat gained or lost
per week. Identify if how much weight your athlete is gaining/losing per week. 4 pts
Intervention: Suggest food and nutrients intakes to reflect your athlete’s goals. Your “intervention” or
“Proposed” diet in SuperTracker should approximately match these suggestions. 16 pts (2 pts each)
Total Calorie suggestion: Carbs and protein intake suggestion (g/kg body weight).
Realistic foods to include: Nutrients affected by these foods:
Foods to limit: Affect of limiting these foods:
Suggested Lifestyle Changes (limit to several COMPLETE sentences)
Supplement suggestions/eliminations (Support your suggestion using complete thoughts and sentences)
Create a oneday diet to support your intervention, enter into SuperTracker, provide “Meal Plan” , “Food Group and
Calorie Report” and “Nutrient Report” files, name them PROPOSED.doc or PROPOSED.xls
SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS
REQUIRED: submission of 7 files in order for your case study to be graded
1. You need to submit the answers (this file filled out) save as “casestudy2.docx” (I will not accept .pages files)
2. “Meal summary Report” file for athlete’s current (provided in case study, saved as GIVEN_meal summary.docx)
and
3. “Food Group and Calorie Report” file for athlete’s current (provided in case study, saved as
GIVEN_FoodGroup.docx)
4. “Nutrient Report” file for athlete’s current (provided in case study, saved as GIVEN_Nutrient.docx
5. “Meal summary Report” for your proposed diet (your new designed diet saved as
PROPOSED_mealsummary.docx)
6. Food Group and Calorie Report” for your proposed diet (your new designed diet saved as PROPOSED_Food
Group.docx)
7. “Nutrient Report” for your proposed diet (your new designed diet saved as PROPOSED_Nutrient.docx)
