Question: You Continue To Work In An Outpatient Health Center. You Are Asked To See Mrs. J. For A Consultation On Increasing Her Overall Dietary Intake. She Recently Moved To Albuquerque From Minnesota To Be Closer To Her Son And His Family. She Has Been Following A Vegan Diet For 15 Years. She Has Lost Weight Recently And Has No Appetite. She Is 80 Years Old. …

You continue to work in an outpatient health center. You are asked to see Mrs. J. for a consultation on increasing her overall dietary intake. She recently moved to Albuquerque from Minnesota to be closer to her son and his family. She has been following a vegan diet for 15 years. She has lost weight recently and has no appetite. She is 80 years old. Her activity is limited as she does not know the area and is not going outside much yet. 1. Can her diet impact her vitamin D status? List 2 ways to improve her dietary intake of vitamin D. 2. List 2 factors, besides diet, that could impact Mrs. J’s vitamin D status and give a BRIEF explanation of each. 3. Mrs. J has a family history of renal disease. How could kidney impairment impact her vitamin D status?