drug effects on nutrients

Question 1

food intake

Answer 1

-side effects of medication nausea, vomiting, altered taste sensation, anorexia, decreased salivation, and sores or lesions in the mouth or the upper GI tract, can inhibit appetite or make food intake painful
- some can be sedative or cause confusion

Question 2

metabolism

Answer 2

-long term treatment with corticosteroids weight gain ,rounding go the face-moon facies ,hyperglycemia , muscle wasting
-warfarin avoid eating food with high levels of vitamin k –> weaken the effect of warfarin and reduces blood clots
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