Nutrition Flashcards
What are convincing risks for oesophageal cancer?
Body fat and alcoholic drinks
What are 3 things that increase the risk of colorectal cancer?
Red and processed meat, body fat, alcoholic drinks
What are 2 things that decrease the risk of colorectal cancer?
Physical activity and high dietary fibre
What can physical activity after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer do?
Improve survival and decrease recurrence
What can non-compliance with a gluten free diet cause?
Recurrence of symptoms, osteoporosis, infertility
What are the 5 basic principles of behaviour change?
Ask, assess, advice, agree, assist
Physical activity reduces the risk of what in terms of GI disease?
Constipation, diverticular disease, gallstones, colon cancer
Why is dietary fibre protective against GI cancer?
It reduces absorption of carcinogens and decreases pH of colon to reduce growth of pathogenic organisms
What makes red and processed meats bad?
They are a source of saturated fats and also form carcinogens when cooked at a high temperature
Haem iron in red meat increases what?
Free radicals which damages the lining of the gut
Who qualify as people who need nutritional support?
BMI < 18.5
Unintentional weight loss > 10% in the last 3-6 months
Have or are likely to eat nothing in the next 5 days
Poor absorptive capacity and high nutrient loss
What is enteral tube feeding?
Nutrient rich feed directly into the stomach, duodenum or jejunum
What is parenteral nutrition?
Delivery of IV nutrients
When are oral nutritional supplements given?
Dysphagia, IBD, post total gastrectomy, bowel fistulae
What are indications for enteral feeding?
Inadequate or unsafe intake of nutrients but with a functional GI tract
Which of Jevity and Osmolite contain fibre and which doesn’t?
Jevity- fibre
Osmolite- no fibre
What are indications for parenteral nutrition?
People at risk of malnutrition with inadequate or unsafe oral or enteral feeding and an inaccessible GI tract