A businessman moves from Thailand to pursue a job opportunity inthe US. His diet changes from one high in local raw fruits andvegetables to mainly canned and frozen vegetables. The freshproduce he does buy typically ships from overseas and since itdoesn't taste good to him, he tends to avoid it. Over the course ofhis first year, the man experiences worsening fatigue, headaches,depression and gastrointestinal discomfort, despite taking mineralsupplements and making sure to stay hydrated. After about a year hemeets with a nutritionist who advises him to consume more rawproduce from farmer's markets; this intervention does alleviate hissymptoms.
Use your knowledge from this course and the information providedto address the following:
a) What specifically about the man's dietarychange likely caused his initial symptoms and why was thenutritionist's recommendation effective?
b) Why do you think the nutritionist suggested he get hisproduce from local farmer's markets rather than a grocerystore?
c) If the man were to move somewhere with little access tofruits and vegetables, what else could the nutritionist havesuggested that would have been effective and why?
NOTE: For full credit you must apply your knowledge. Justrestating the information provided is not sufficient. ie. saying\"he changed his diet to eat raw vegetables\" is just restating theinformation - explain, use your knowledge and provide yourlogic.