Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics — Chapter Summary

This is the specialised area

This is the specialised area of nutrition that deals with nutrition during illness. It focuses on nutritional management of patients with established

A dietitian

A dietitian, also called a medical nutrition therapist or clinical nutritionist, provides advice, translates technical nutrition information into diet

The physician is ultimately responsible

The physician is ultimately responsible for the patient's medical needs and diagnoses the disease condition. The dietitian bases the diet prescription

Illness can affect eating

Illness can affect eating, swallowing, digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion. Nutritional care becomes important because disease can weaken

There are five objectives of diet

There are five objectives of diet therapy: promotion of recovery, modification of existing diets to control disease, correction of nutritional deficie