Clinical Nutrition

Résumé du livre

Abstract: Clinical nutrition is intimately bound with the rest of medicine but until recently was neglected in medical training. Emphasis must be put on clinical nutrition techniques and education improvement to adequately deal with three major problems in the United States: 1) malnutrition; 2) ignorance of the American people of the composition of an adequate diet; 3) high saturated fat content in the diet. Dietary therapy must be integrated with total patient care and depends on good nutrition. Medical personnel should be aware of the nutritional status of patients and be able to nutritionally assess patients to ensure adequate nourishment for healing. Special diets, assessment techniques and diet therapy recommendations are included for obesity, gastrointestinal diseases, endocrinology and metabolism, cardiovascular diseases, treatment of surgical patients, and renal disorders. The effects of drug-nutrient interactions can include appetite altering, taste changes, and a modification in intestinal motility, absorption or metabolism of nutrients.