Nutrition Flashcards
What nutrition advice can you give for someone who has cardiovascular disease?
- Increase omega 3 fatty acid intake
- Oily fish e.g. Tuna or salmon or walnuts - Reduced saturated fat intake
- bacon, sasusage, butter, dairy products - Antioxidant supplementation
- Cranberry and ginger, vitamin C, E and carnitine - High sodium is bad for blood presure
What nutrition advice can you give for someone who has hypertension?
- High sodium bad for blood pressure
- Obesity can increase hypertension
Alcohol units have been made same for women and men (stop drinking as much)
Fruit and veg is encouaged to reduce blood pressure
How do you workout BMI (kg/m^2)?
Weight / height^2
If someone has a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9, 25 to 29.9, 30 to 34.9, 35 to 39.9 and over 40, what are they classed as?
Average: 18.5 to 24.9
Overweight: 25 to 29.9
Obese class I: 30.0 to 34.9
Obese Class II: 35 to 39.9
Obese class III: Over 40
Define malnutrition?
State of nutrition which a deficiency or excess (or imbalance) of energy, protein, and other nutrients cause measurable adverse effects of tissues/body form (body shape, size and composition, function and clinical outcome).
When does malnutrition occur?
When the diet is insufficient the meet the demands of the body
What is the malnutrition universal screening tool?
A screening that’s carried out by all hospital admissions for malnutrition and risk of it
Should be carried out by healthcare professional with appropriate skills and training
Describe the five steps of malnutrition universal screening?
- Height and weight for BMI score
- Note percentage of unplanned weight loss and score using tables provided
- Establish acute disease score
- Add scores from 1 to 3 for complete score
- Use management guidelines or local policies to create an action plan
What is the criteria for a malnourished patient?
BMI less than 18.5 kg/metre squared
Patient has experienced weight loss in the region of 10% in 3 to 6 months
BMI less than 20kg/metre squared and unintentional weight loss greater than 5%
When are patients at risk of malnutrition?
When they have not eaten for 5 days or more
Or they’ve only eaten very little for 5 days or more
Poor absorptive capacity
High nutrient losses
Increased nutritional needs from causes such as catabolism
What should be the average total energy intake in a day if you are not severely malnourished?
- 25 to 35 kcal/kg/day (total)
- 0.8 to 1.5g kcal/kg/day
- 30 to 35mL fluid/kg- account for losses and intake
- Adequate electrolytes, minerals, micronutrients and fibre if appropriate
What are the three phases in starvation?
- Glycogenolytic
- Gluconeogenic
- Ketogenic
What is glycogenolytic process in starvation?
- When all the glycogen storages in the liver and muscle are used up within 24 hours
- Increase in glucagon
What is the gluconeogenic process? (gluconeogenesis)
- Fall in insulin
- Protein breakdown (lean tissue)
- Releases amino acids for glucose production
What is keto-genic production?
- Lipolysis releases free fatty acids and glycerol from adipose tissue
- Glycerol converted to glucose by liver and kidneys
- Free fatty acids converted to ketones (energy source in brain) by liver