Question

my topic was about hypertension during pregnancy

1. How Does Nutrition and Diet Affects our daily life? Explain?

2. Does proper Nutrition and Diet prevent hypertension during pregnancy?

3. List all food or meals that are appropriate for your client that is pregnant with hypertension. Explain briefly

4. hypertension during pregnancy Why do you think Nutrition and Diet is important to your client and why?

Answer 1

1.Nutrition refers to the type, amount ,quantity of the nutrients received from a diet. The duet refers to the amount or quantity of food consumed .When nutrition and diet both are inadequate or not up-to the standard recommended range it can lead to various life style issues .In simple it can affect the daily life in the following ways

• It can lead to low level of energy which can suppress the physical and mental activities
• If the required nutrients are not met it can lead to deficiency ,If it is overeaten it can cause other metabolic or endocrine disorder
• The risk of obesity ,diabetes , hypertension ,stress, depression ,etc. , can arise if the diet and nutrition are not in the right proportion

2.Diet and nutrition plays a key role in prevention of hypertension during pregnancy by maintaining the fluid balance ,preventing electrolyte imbalance like raise in sodium ,homeostasis ,elimination of wastes via renal system .As a result keeping blood pressure in normal range .

3.The foods which are appropriate for a client with gestational hypertension are as following

• Vegetables are good source of nutrients and can help to keep blood pressure under control throughout the pregnancy (beans, green leafy vegetables, carrot ,etc. ,)
• A diet low on sodium, saturated fats ,oily foods can reduce the risk of gestational hypertension
• Fruits can provide the necessary nutrients to keep the blood pressure under control (banana, orange,melons,guava, apple)
• Diet rich in milk and milk products can improve the calcium needs
• Eggs,meat to improve the protein intake
• Fish to meet certain vitamins and minerals in specific

4.Nutrition and diet is important to a patient

• To keep blood pressure under control throughout the pregnancy and thereby preventing the risk of pre-eclampsia
• This can prevent IUGR ,eclampsia in the newborn ,hypertension for the baby in future ,preterm birth ,still birth, etc. ,
• It can be helpful for the mother to deliver the baby normally I'd diet and nutrition are appropriate in maintaining the blood pressure levels .