Diet Therapy Flashcards
Branch Dietetics concerned with the use of food for therapeutic purposes
Diet therapy
branch of health science deal with diagnosis treatment and prevention of human disease cause by deficiency, excess or metabolic imbalance
clinical nutrition
treatment that require modifications in their nutritional requirement
clinical nutrition
Define “DIET”
An allowance of food and drink consumed regularly by an individual
; amount of specific nutrient needed by the body to attain a specific state of health
; least amount of an ingested nutrient that will prevent sympstoms and clinical signs of nutrient deficiency
dietary or minimum requirement
it has no margin of safety
dietary allowance
amount of nutrient ensure the best possible health functional capacity and resistance to disease
optimum requirement
level of intake of nutrient that is recommended for a population group
; includes additional amount “margin of safety”
dietary allowance
to cover variations in individual requirement and incomplete utilization of food
margin of safety
commonly used diets in hospitals
regular, soft, and liquid diet
refer to the regular,soft, and liquid diets comonly used in hospitals
routine hospital diets
refer to the regular,soft, and liquid diets comonly used in hospitals
routine hospital diets
all foods eaten by person in health; meet essentials of an adequate diet; for patients that are not required for therapeutic modifications
regular or full diet
modified or adopted from normal diet to specific disease conditions; designed to treat or cure disease and support medical management
therapeutic diet
three Principles of Dietary Management
liberalization, individualization, simplification
three Principles of Dietary Management
liberalization, individualization, simplification
should meet body requirement for essential nutrient generously as disease condition permits
liberalization
diet regime should take cognizance of the patient’s food intake, habits, preferences, economic Status
individualization
therapeutic diet shoud vary from the adequate normal as little as possible
simplification
foundation on which therapeutic diet modifications are based
; purpose of the diet prescribed, supply needed nutrients to the body in a form that it can handle
normal nutrition
foundation on which therapeutic diet modifications are based
; purpose of the diet prescribed, supply needed nutrients to the body in a form that it can handle
normal nutrition
change in food Consistency (LPLH)
liquid, pureed diet, low and high fiber diet 1
Increase/ decrease in energy value of diet
weight reduction and high calorie diet
Increase/ decrease in energy value of diet
weight reduction and high calorie diet