Nutrition and Diet Therapy

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Subject : Nutrition and Diet Therapy

FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION
The Relationship of Nutrition and Health
1. The Relationship of Nutrition and Health - Answer (click here)
2. Nutrients and Their Functions - Answer (click here)
3. Characteristics of Good Nutrition - Answer (click here)
4. Malnutrition - Answer (click here)
5. Individuals at Risk from Poor Nutritional Intake - Answer (click here)
6. Cumulative Effects of Nutrition - Answer (click here)
7. Nutrition Assessment - Answer (click here)
8. Considerations for the Health Care Professional - Answer (click here)

Planning a Healthy Diet

1. Planning a Healthy Diet - Answer (click here)
2. Dietary Guidelines - Answer (click here)
3. MyPyramid - Answer (click here)
4. Food Labeling - Answer (click here)
5. Food Customs - Answer (click here)
6. U.S. Cultural Dietary Influences - Answer (click here)
7. Food Patterns Based on Religion or Philosophy - Answer (click here)

Digestion Absorption and Metabolism

1. Digestion - Answer (click here)
2. Absorption - Answer (click here)
3. Metabolism - Answer (click here)
4. Energy - Answer (click here)

Carbohydrates
 1. Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
2. Functions of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
3. Food Sources of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
4. Classification of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
5. Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
6. Metabolism and Elimination of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
7. Dietary Requirements of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)

Lipids or Fats
1. Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)
2. Functions of Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)
3. Food Sources of Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)
4. Classification of Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)
5. Cholesterol - Answer (click here)
6. Digestion and Absorption of Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)
7. Metabolism and Elimination of Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)
8. Fats and the Consumer - Answer (click here)
9. Dietary Requirements of Lipids or Fats - Answer (click here)

Proteins
1. Proteins - Answer (click here)
2. Functions of Proteins - Answer (click here)
3. Food Sources of Proteins - Answer (click here)
4. Classification of Proteins - Answer (click here)
5. Composition of Proteins - Answer (click here)
6. Digestion and Absorption of Proteins - Answer (click here)
7. Metabolism and Elimination of Proteins - Answer (click here)
8. Dietary Requirements of Proteins - Answer (click here)

Vitamins
1. Vitamins - Answer (click here)
2. Dietary Requirements of Vitamins - Answer (click here)
3. Classification of Vitamins - Answer (click here)
4. Fat-Soluble Vitamins - Answer (click here)
5. Water-Soluble Vitamins - Answer (click here)
6. Vitamin A - Answer (click here)
7. Vitamin D - Answer (click here)
8. Vitamin E - Answer (click here)
 9. Vitamin K - Answer (click here)
10. Vitamin B Complex - Answer (click here)
11. Thiamine - Answer (click here)
12. Riboflavin - Answer (click here)
13. Niacin - Answer (click here)
14. Vitamin B6 - Answer (click here)
15. Vitamin B12 - Answer (click here)
16. Folate - Answer (click here)
17. Biotin - Answer (click here)
18. Pantothenic Acid - Answer (click here)
19. Vitamin C - Answer (click here)
20. Vitamins: Supplements - Answer (click here)

Minerals
1. Minerals - Answer (click here)
2. Classification of Minerals - Answer (click here)
3. Toxicity - Answer (click here)
4. Calcium (Ca) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
5. Phosphorus (P) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
6. Potassium (K) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
7. Sodium (Na) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
8. Chloride (Cl) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
9. Magnesium (Mg) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
10. Sulfur (S) - Nutrition Minerals - Answer (click here)
11. Iron (Fe) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
12. Iodine (I) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
13. Zinc (Zn) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
14. Selenium (Se) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
15. Copper (Cu) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
16. Manganese (Mn) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
17. Fluoride (F) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
18. Chromium (Cr) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)
19. Molybdenum (Mo) - Nutrition Trace Minerals - Answer (click here)

Water
1. Water - Nutrition - Answer (click here)
2. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance - Answer (click here)
3. Acid-Base Balance - Answer (click here)
MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH THROUGH GOOD
NUTRITION
Food Related Illnesses and Allergies
1. Food-Related Illnesses and Allergies - Answer (click here)
2. Bacteria That Cause Foodborne Illness - Answer (click here)
3. Other Substances That Cause Food Poisoning - Answer (click here)
4. Prevention of Foodborne Illnesses - Answer (click here)
5. Miscellaneous Food Poisonings - Answer (click here)
6. Food Allergies - Answer (click here)

Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation

1. Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation - Answer (click here)
2. Weight Gain during Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
3. Nutritional Needs during Prepregnancy - Answer (click here)
4. Nutritional Needs during Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
5. Fulfillment of Nutritional Needs during Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
6. Concerns during Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
7. Diet for the Pregnant Woman with Diabetes - Answer (click here)
8. Pregnancy during Adolescence - Answer (click here)
9. Lactation - Answer (click here)

Diet During Infancy

1. Diet During Infancy - Answer (click here)
2. Nutritional Requirements - Diet During Infancy - Answer (click here)
3. Breastfeeding - Answer (click here)
4. Bottle Feeding - Answer (click here)
5. Supplementary Foods - Diet During Infancy - Answer (click here)
6. Special Considerations for Infants with Altered Nutritional Needs -
Answer (click here)
7. Special Considerations for Infants with Metabolic Disorders - Answer
(click here)

Diet During Childhood and Adolescence

1. Diet During Childhood and Adolescence - Answer (click here)
2. Diet of Children Ages 1 to 12 - Answer (click here)
3. Diet of Adolescents - Answer (click here)
4. Special Considerations for the Adolescent Related to Nutrition Concerns
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Diet During Young and Middle Adulthood

1. Diet During Young and Middle Adulthood - Answer (click here)
2. Nutritional and Calorie Requirements - Diet During Young and Middle
Adulthood - Answer (click here)
3. Special Considerations Related to Nutrition Concerns - Answer (click here)
4. Weight Control - During Young and Middle Adulthood - Answer (click
here)

Diet During Late Adulthood

1. Diet During Late Adulthood - Answer (click here)
2. The Effects of Aging - Answer (click here)
3. Nutritional Requirements During Late Adulthood - Answer (click here)
4. Food Habits During Late Adulthood - Answer (click here)
5. Food Fads During Late Adulthood - Answer (click here)
6. Appropriate Diets During Late Adulthood - Answer (click here)
7. Special Considerations for the Chronically Ill Older Adult - Answer (click
here)

MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY

Diet and Weight Control
1. Diet and Weight Control - Answer (click here)
2. Overweight and Obesity - Answer (click here)
3. Dietary Treatment of Overweight and Obesity - Answer (click here)
4. Underweight - Answer (click here)

Diet and Diabetes Mellitus

1. Diet and Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
2. Symptoms and Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
3. Classification of Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
4. Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
5. Nutritional Management for Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
6. Special Considerations for the Diabetic Client - Answer (click here)

Diet and Cardiovascular Disease

1. Diet and Cardiovascular Disease - Answer (click here)
 2. Atherosclerosis - Answer (click here)
3. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Hyperlipidemia - Answer (click here)
4. Myocardial Infarction - Answer (click here)
5. Congestive Heart Failure - Answer (click here)
6. Hypertension - Answer (click here)
7. Dietary Treatment for Hypertension - Answer (click here)

Diet and Renal Disease

1. Diet and Renal Disease - Answer (click here)
2. Renal Diseases - Answer (click here)
3. Special Considerations for Clients with Renal Diseases - Answer (click
here)

Diet and Gastrointestinal Problems

1. Diet and Gastrointestinal Problems - Answer (click here)
2. Disorders of the Primary Organs - Answer (click here)
3. Disorders of the Accessory Organs - Answer (click here)
4. Residue-Controlled Diets - Answer (click here)

Diet and Cancer

1. Diet and Cancer - Answer (click here)
2. The Causes of Cancer - Answer (click here)
3. Classifications of Cancer - Answer (click here)
4. Relationships of Food and Cancer - Answer (click here)
5. The Effects of Cancer - Answer (click here)
6. The Treatment of Cancer - Answer (click here)
7. Nutritional Care of the Cancer Client - Answer (click here)

Diet and Clients With Special Needs

1. Diet and Clients With Special Needs - Answer (click here)
2. Diet and The Surgical Client - Answer (click here)
3. Diet and Client Receiving Enteral Nutrition - Answer (click here)
4. Diet: Client Receiving Parenteral Nutrition - Answer (click here)
5. Diet: Client with Burns - Answer (click here)
6. Diet: Client with Infection - Answer (click here)
7. Diet: Client with AIDS - Answer (click here)

Nutritional Care of Clients

1. Nutritional Care of Hospitalized Clients - Answer (click here)
2. Nutritional Care: Feeding the Client - Answer (click here)
3. Long-Term Nutritional Care of the Elderly - Answer (click here)