You are working in a college health clinic when a client comes to you complaining of a variety of problems, including constipati
on, stomachache, and frequent colds. You find out that the client follows a vegan lifestyle but has done very little research into this type of lifestyle. In addition, she primarily eats in the dorm cafeteria, which seldom serves vegan dishes. Therefore, most days, she ends up eating dry cereal for breakfast and French fries for lunch and dinner. Required:
Calculate the amount of daily protein that your client needs (she is within a healthy weight range for her age and height at 128 pounds).
According to the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) a healthy person should consume 0.36 grams of protein per pound.
Therefore, it weighs 128 pounds, the calculation of the daily protein amount will be: 128 x 0.36 = 46 grams per day of protein.
The vegan diet is a diet that restricts any type of animal food, such as milk, eggs and meat.
Therefore, it is ideal that the diet is accompanied by a specialized professional who will recommend a healthy diet with the ideal foods so that the ideal need for daily protein intake is achieved.
