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friend is thin, frail, fatigue, irregular menses, and has yellowing of the…
friend is thin, frail, fatigue, irregular menses, and has yellowing of the skin and eyes
RDA
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Protein
Your body weight X 0.36 because you need enough for protein/nucleotide syntheses but too much will just get peed out
Nutrients
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Macromolecules
Proteins
required daily for protein, DNA, and RNA synthesis; used as last resort for energy source
Lipids
used in cell membranes, in bile, and for energy if carbs are unavailable
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Minerals
Sodium/Potassium
muscle activity, regulates blood pressure
Calcium
bone formation, blood clotting
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nothing cooked = some foods need to be cooked in order for our bodies to be able to break them down for absorption
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no dairy = not getting the necessary amount of lipids which the liver needs or calcium which the bones need
no meat = not getting the necessary proteins or other minerals found in protein, like vitamin B, vitamin E, or iron
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her body is trying to compensate for the malnutrition by breaking down stores in her bones (Ca), muscles (protein and for energy), and apidose tissue (lipids)
she will need to reintroduce these necessary macros/vitamins/minerals into her diet in order to get her body to stop breaking itself down