Unit 6: The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Wellbeing ...



|Assignment title |You Are What You Eat |

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|Duration (approx) |8 hours |

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|Qualification suite |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Health and Social Care |

|covered |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Certificate in Health and Social Care |

| |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care |

| |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Diploma in Health and Social Care |

|Units covered |Unit 6: The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Wellbeing |

|Learning aims covered |Learning aim A: Explore the effects of balanced and unbalanced diets on the health and wellbeing of individuals |

| |Learning aim B: Understand the specific nutritional needs and preferences of individuals |

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|Scenario |You are working as a health care assistant in a GP practice alongside the practice nurse. She has asked you to produce |

| |some training materials on diet and its effects on two of the following individuals: |

| |Rachael, age 17, has a dairy allergy and is a member of the school cross-country team |

| |Yasmin, age 35, is a vegetarian and has Type 1 diabetes, which she developed when she was 7 years old |

| |David, age 45, has a wheat allergy and requires a kosher diet; he leads an active life and is a member of a cycling club|

| |Saul, age six, has coeliac disease and is part of a vegan family, none of whom are in employment |

| |Ravi, age 64, has irritable bowel syndrome; he has recently retired from his job as a bank manager |

| |Fred, age 20, has Crohn’s disease and is a practicing Buddhist. He has a busy and stressful job as an air traffic |

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|Task 1 |Getting the Balance Right |

| |The practice nurse has asked you to produce a presentation for new health care assistants. Your presentation must assess |

| |what long-term effects balanced and unbalanced diets would have on your two chosen individuals. |

| |Your presentation must include: |

| |a comparison of the effects of balanced and unbalanced diets on the health and wellbeing of your two chosen individuals, |

| |including an assessment of the long-term effects of balanced and unbalanced diets |

| |appropriate examples of the causes of the effects |

| |a description of the components of a balanced diet and their sources, functions and effects |

| |the conclusions from your assessment, based on evidence. |

|Evidence you must |Presentation with speaker notes and handouts. |

|produce for this task|Observation Record/video recording. |

|Criteria covered by this task: |

|To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: |Unit |Criterion reference |

|Describe the components of a balanced diet and their functions, sources and effects. |6 |2A.P1 |

|Describe the effects of an unbalanced diet on the health and wellbeing of individuals, giving examples of |6 |2A.P2 |

|their causes. | | |

|Compare the effects of balanced and unbalanced diets on the health and wellbeing of two individuals. |6 |2A.M1 |

|Assess the long-term effects of a balanced and unbalanced diet on the health and wellbeing of individuals.|6 |2A.D1 |

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|Task 2 |Needs and Choices |

| |The practice nurse has received good feedback from the staff that attended your presentation. To follow up, he would like |

| |you to produce an information pack on two chosen individuals, who must be at different life stages. Your pack should provide|

| |a discussion of how factors influence their dietary choices. |

| |Your pack should provide well-balanced and detailed information and include: |

| |an explanation of the factors that influence the dietary choices of your two chosen individuals |

| |a description of the specific dietary needs of your two chosen individuals |

| |a nutritional plan for each of your two chosen individuals, with a comparison of the two plans. |

|Evidence you must |Information pack. |

|produce for this task| |

|Criteria covered by this task: |

|To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: |Unit |Criterion reference |

|Describe the specific dietary needs of two individuals at different life stages. | | |

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|Create a nutritional plan for two individuals with different specific nutritional needs. |6 |2B.P4 |

|Explain the factors influencing the dietary choices of two individuals with specific dietary needs at |6 |2B.M2 |

|different life stages. | | |

|Compare nutritional plans for two individuals with different nutritional needs. |6 |2B.M3 |

|Discuss how factors influence the dietary choices of two individuals with specific dietary needs at |6 |2B.D2 |

|different life stages. | | |

|Sources of |Textbooks |

|information |MAFF (1995), Manual of Nutrition 10th Edition, London: Stationery Office Books, 978 0 11242 991 3 |

| |Asbridge, L. et al. (2008) BTEC First Health and Social Care, Revised Edition: Student Book, Oxford: Heinemann, 978 0 43550|

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| |Websites |

| |nhs.uk/change4life |

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| |Note to assessors |

| |We are committed to ensuring that teachers/tutors and learners have a choice of resources to support their teaching and |

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| |We would encourage them to use relevant resources for your local area such as local employers, newspapers and council |

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| |Resources from various publishers are available to support delivery and training for all Pearson and BTEC qualifications so |

| |that learners and teachers/tutors can select those that best suit their needs. |

| |Above are some suggestions for textbooks and websites. Further useful resources may be found at: |

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|If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met. |

|To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: |Unit |Criterion reference |

|Identify components of a balanced diet, giving examples of each. |6 |1A.1 |

|Identify three effects of an unbalanced diet on the health and wellbeing of individuals. |6 |1A.2 |

|Identify the specific dietary needs of an individual. |6 |1B.3 |

|Create, with guidance, a nutritional plan for a selected individual. |6 |1B.4 |

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