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Adjusting to Corporate Life Jamal is a 36-year-old African American accountant. He is 6 feet tall...

Adjusting to Corporate Life

Jamal is a 36-year-old African American accountant. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 305 pounds. In high school Jamal was a three sports-a-year athlete. He was a trim 180 pounds. During college he was on the baseball team. His coach had the team in excellent condition, running sprints and drills. After college, Jamal stayed active with softballbut as the years progressed, he became more of a corporate man than an athlete, Jamal has been very upset with his weight and has tried Atkins and Weight watchers. Because of the stress of owning two businesses, Jamal finds himself eating at all hours of the night and not even watching what he is eating, he is also occasionally constipated. Jamal seeks out his doctor for some helpful advice. Jamal's doctor advises him to go on a high-fiber diet and drink

13 glasses of water each day.

Rate this plate Jamal has a hectic schedule, but that

shouldn't keep him from packing a cooler for those late-night snacks or meals.Jamal packed the following items in the cooler for one meal and snacks when he gets the munchies. Rate what has been packed for this evening and into the night.

Sandwich

Munchies

2 slices 100% whole wheat bread 1 bag pretzels

3 oz roasted turkey 1 large orange peeled and separated into sections

2 slices tomatoe

20 mini carrots

2 large leaves of leaf lettuce 2 celery sticks with peanut butter (2tbsp) 1 tsp low-fat mayonnaise

2 rice krispies squares

1 tsp tangy mustard cup diet applesauce

1 cup diet gelatine

1 bag baked potato chips

1 large apple

ASSESSMENT

1. What objective and subjective data do

you have about Jamal? 2 What other issues could be influencing

his weight?

3, What important information do you have regarding Jamal's eating habits?

4. What food consumption would be helpful to identify Jamal's present habits?

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Expert Solution

1.

Objective data about Jamal includes:

Jamal is 6 feet tall and weighs 305 pounds .

Jamal being upset about his increasing weight .

Feeling stressed for maintaining two businesses.

Constipation .

Eating in night times without noticing what he is consuming .

Subjective data about Jamal includes:

Gaining weight .

Jamal being facing Constipation issues like stooling pain .

Taking advice from doctor to alter his food habits .

2.The factors that are influencing Jamal's weight are - Jamal being a athlete during his educational times ,he was fit and healthy enough to be active in sports by following regular good food habits and workouts frequently. Later on in his busy schedule he don't find time to workout ,in such case if a person stop doing workout or exercising regularly they gain weight in further years . The same happened with Jamal.Consuming unhealthy food is a also a reason for his weight gain

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