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Nutrition and Healthy Eating Education

This paper will provide education, support and options to obtaining a healthier lifestyle by using a scenario and mHealth app as a source to help to provide education on healthy eating, having a healthy lifestyle and maintaining proper nutrition.

Patient Scenario

Sharon is a 50-year-old female who made an appointment to see her primary physician with concerns of having a increase weight gain of30 lbs in the past year. She has concerns because her family has a history of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Sharon works as a receptionist and currently is in college Full time. She finds it very difficult with eating healthy meals because of her busy schedule so she grabs whatever is available such as fast food, and junk food while on her way to work or school. She drinks pop and energy drinks rather than having a glass of water. Sharon discussed she usually will miss breakfast and lunch but will grab something to eat for dinner because she does not have time to cook. She feels less energetic and does not want to do much because she just wants to lay down and sleep most of the time. She states, she is concerned that if she does not make any changes that she will continue to gain weight and her health will begin to decline……..Continue