Title: Identify food guidelines for various populations with special dietary needs.
Course: Food Science and Dietetics (19254) > Section: Applying Nutritional and Dietary Requirements

Identification should include describing the specific dietary modifications required to meet the dietary needs of various populations, such as

- athletes
- vegetarians and vegans
- persons with religious and cultural considerations
- pregnant and/or lactating females
- the aging.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are the basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What should be accomplished when implementing nutritional therapy?
- What beliefs, actions, or conditions prevent the application of the basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What factors will affect decisions about food guidelines for various populations?
- What criteria are used for identifying food guidelines for various populations?

Communication

- What questions need to be answered to identify food guidelines for various populations?
- How are food guidelines for various populations communicated to the individual?
- What communication skills are needed to use to convey basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What questions should be asked to clarify the meaning of nutritional therapy?
- How does the use of communication contribute to the analysis of basic concepts of nutritional therapy?

Leadership

- How are food guidelines implemented for various populations?
- How is achievement of these goals verified?
- What skills are needed to relate to others regarding health maintenance and disease prevention?
- What goals promote skills in nutrition counseling?
- How do contradictions and inaccuracies affect the success of nutrition therapy?

Management

- What resources are needed to implement food guidelines for various populations?
- What criteria help identify food guidelines for various populations?
- What resources affect basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What standards exist in nutrition counseling?
- What actions can individuals, families, and society take to promote optimal health and disease prevention?