STH 246 Nutrition In health & Diseases

Question 1

A normal diet is:

Answer 1

a diet that meets d needs of an individual.

It is purposed to prescribe a well balanced meal for an individual and to ensure those without need for diet modification gets an adequate diet.

N.D is also known as adequate diet. It is the foundation of any therapeutic diet.

It can be modified for therapeutic purpose.

Question 2

Methods of modifying the normal diet

Answer 2

Consistency
Energy value of the diet
In terms of nutrients
Flavour
Bulk content of the food
Include/ Exclude specific foods
By Intervals of Feeding

Question 3

Therapeutic diet is

Answer 3

a meal plan that controls that controls the intake of cert. food/nut.

It is part of the treatment for a med. cond & prescribed by a doctor and planned by a dietician. It is d mod. of a regular/normal diet.

It is to improve a patient’s overall health & maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Question 4

Liquid diet consist of and and are used in contd’s:

Answer 4

variety of diets that are liquid or liquefy at room temp.

Febrile state
Post surgery
Unable to eat solid diet

Question 5

Types of Liquid diet

Answer 5

Clear fluid diet

Fulled fluid diet.