Intro Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is Therapy?
Therapy can be defined as the treatment of disease or disorders as by some remedial, rehabilitating or curative process
How do we assess nutritional status?
-anthropometry (body measurements)
-considerations around weight
-lab tests
What should an adults nitrogen balance be?
ZERO (same amt going in as going out)
Growing infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women and those recovering from illness should have a ______ nitrogen status.
positive
Sources of nitrogen
-meats
-seafood
-fruits and veggies
What is nitrogen balance used for?
To estimate protein requirements
Dietary Assessment tools:
-24 hour recall
-food frequency
-food record
-direct observation
IBW
Ideal (usual) body weight- used as a baseline to observe sudden changes in weight
Concerning amt of weight loss
2% in a week or 5% in a month
BMI
A valid measurement of weight in relation to health but does not differentiate between excess fat or muscle or bone.
Importance of waist measurements
-carrying weight on your abdomen increases risk for diabetes and disease
-men at risk over 40 inch
-women at risk over 35 inches
Diet/ Drug interactions
-Reduce appetite
-Increase appetite and weight gain
-Alter absorption, metabolism, and excretion of nutrients
-Some interactions can become toxic
Vitamin K rich foods can ______ the effect of blood thinners
weaken
________ juice negatively interacts with many meds
grapefruit
T/F: some medications alter mineral reabsorption in the kidneys leading to wasting of nutrients from the system
true
