Janet is 22, and college student that recently moved out ontoher own. She works part time and pays all her own bills. She hasbeen vegan for about 8 months, and likes to go jogging 2-3 timesper week. Because of limited finances, she often eats ramen,apples, carrots, whatever bread or pasta is on sale. She avoidsgoing out to eat, and mostly packs her own lunch. She doesn’tusually eat breakfast, and often forgets to drink water during theday, and wonders if this is why she feels fatigued most days. Shelikes to have friends over to her new place, they often bringdrinks, but she never drinks more than 1-2, and she doesn’t thinkit’s affecting her sleep.
- What might be causing her fatigue? Think of 3possibilities.
- Did you consider anemia as a possible problem? Consider thepossible causes and risk factors for three major types of anemia,could she potentially have one of these? How would anemia bediagnosed?
- What suggestions could you give her in terms of diet changes tocorrect nutritional deficiencies she may have?
