Modified Diets & Nutrition Deficiencies Lecture Review

Practice flashcards covering medical nutrition therapy, therapeutic diets, and various nutritional deficiencies and eating disorders based on the lecture transcript.

Medical nutrition therapy

The use of specific nutritional variations to build good health.

Therapeutic diet

A diet used as a medical treatment that may modify consistency, texture, and frequency.

High-Kilocalorie & High-Protein Diet

A diet used during physiologic stress to provide increased energy and protein, often in small volumes.

Obesity

Excess adipose tissue above what is considered healthy, measured by BMI and body composition.

Weight-management program

A program emphasizing strong individual motivation, reduced energy intake, and changes in dietary and exercise habits.

Diabetes Mellitus nutrition-related goals

Control and prevent complications, control blood glucose, control lipid levels, and educate the patient about proper diet.

Low-Fat Diet

A diet used to prevent or treat atherosclerosis, heart disease, and hyperlipidemia by limiting total fat, saturated fat, and trans-fatty acids.

Fat-Controlled Diet

A diet that limits all fats, regardless of saturation; specifically used for diseases involving fat malabsorption.

Protein-restricted Diet

A diet in which protein intake is restricted to meet the patient's medical needs.

Sodium-restricted Diet

A diet in which sodium intake is restricted to meet the patient's medical needs.

Potassium-modified Diet

A diet in which potassium intake is modified according to the specific needs of the patient.

Fluid-modified Diet

A diet in which fluid intake is modified according to the specific needs of the patient.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by a severe limitation of food intake, an intense drive for thinness, fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image.

Adult Failure to Thrive (AFTT)

A significant decline in health characterized by weight loss, decreased appetite, poor nutrition, and inactivity.

Four associated syndromes of Adult Failure to Thrive

Malnutrition, depression, cognitive impairment, and impaired physical function.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder with a core pattern of binge eating followed by purging or compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, emetics, laxatives, enemas, or diuretics.

Binge Eating

An eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of eating larger amounts of food than normal in a short period and a lack of control over eating.