PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING REPORT

Assignment 3 Food Science (SBK 3023) Theme: Case Study A Case of An Athlete
Name Phua Wan Jien Norharyan Erdayu Binti Sahar Salmiza Binti Zainal Abidin Nor Awaathif Binti Mohd Ghazali Lee
Matrix No D20091035127 D20091035078 D20091035074 D20091035070

Hannah is an athlete. Trained hard to become a lean and strong sprinter. Her coach told her loosing a few pounds to improve her performances. She started counting calories and increased the duration of her work outs.

Busy with practice period had stopped. She is having stress fracture in her ankle. She realized that her intense training and disciplined diet are hurting her rather than helping in her performance

Losing weight did not improve Hannahs performan ce Female Athlete Triad

Increasin g Hannah Physical condition

People who can help Hannah She is on diet

Hannah practiced a healthy lifestyle

Suitable diet for athlete

Stress ankle fracture because low calcium intake

Exercisin g intensely effected her menstrua l cycle

LEARNING ISSUES & SOLUTIONS

What is Female Athlete Triad? Some girls who play sports or exercise intensely are at risk for a problem called female athlete triad. Female athlete triad condition characterized by: disordered eating, amenorrhea(lack of menstrual periods), and osteoporosis. A female athlete can have one, two, or all three parts of the triad.

What kind of diet is suitable for athlete?

What we eat has a huge impact on how our body function: A suitable diet for an athlete consist of approximately 65% complex carbohydrates, 10 to 15% fat (preferably of vegetable origin), and 10% protein. They have to take less milk, animal protein and fats because they are difficult to break down and use up a great amount of energy for digestion and assimilation.

Does she need to lose her weight in order to improve her performance? Losing those few pounds generally doesn't improve performance at all because muscle required nutrients to perform optimum. Why she is having a stress facture in her ankle? Low estrogen levels lower bone mineral mass. Thus, Hannah have bones that are less dense and weaker than normal. Cause risk of bone fracturs. Poor nutrition, especially low calcium intake, can lead to osteoporosis.

Does an athlete need to practice Hannah ways of life? No, because Hannah didnt practice a healthy lifestyle. Why Hannahs period had stopped? Exercising intensely and not eating enough calories can lead to decreases in estrogen, the hormone that helps to regulate the menstrual cycle.

Who can help Hannah to overcome her problems? Doctor, coaches, parents, physical therapists, pediatricians and adolescent medicine specialists, nutritionists and dietitians, and mental health specialists can all work together to treat the physical and emotional problems that Hannah faces.

What should Hannah do in order to increase her physical condition? Dont skip meals or snacks Keep track on her periods Visit a dietitian or nutritionist Always be motivated and think positively

Is an athlete lifestyle can be considered as a healthy lifestyle? Yes because sports and exercise are part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. People who play sports are healthier and often get better grades. However, the athlete could not exercise extremely and drastically to avoid fatigue and fracture bone.

What will happen to Hannah in the future if she keeps on this lifestyle? Weight loss anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa Periods stop or irregular periods Fatigue and decreased ability to concentrate Stress fractures (fractures that occur even if a person hasn't had a significant injury) Muscle injuries

ACTION

BOOKS
Campbell, Reece, International Edition Biology Sixth Edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2002. Wingerd, The Human Body Concepts of Anatomy And Physiology, Sannders College Publishing, 1994. Vonder, Sherman Luciano, Human Physiology The Mechanism of Body Function Seventh Edition, Mc. Graw-Hill, 1998. Hartwing, Fundamental Anatomy, Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams And Wilkins, 2008. Jack H. Wilmore, David K. Costill, W. Lorry Kenney, Physiology of Sport and Exercise 4th Edition, Human Kinetics, 2008. Austin B. Cisneros, Bryan L. coins, Body Temperature Regulation, Nova, 2009.

INTERNET

http://www.springboard4health.com/notebook/die

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09362

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/eat