Total parenteral nutrition or TPN is perhaps one of the most exciting technique$ that has come a-long in the last few years. TPN can be defined as the delivery of sufficient nutrition via the intra venous route to maintain an ana­bolic state in a patient without any oral intake over an extended period of time.  The limit'ation of fulfatling the patient's nutri­tional requiremetlt by 5% or 10% ...

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background and purpose: nutrition plays a key role in maintaining and promoting health and preventing diseases. in most medical schools, nutrition education is not sufficient and only 26% of college students have proper nutritional education programs. physicians should use their knowledge through education and counseling with patients and healthy people to increase people’s level of health. poo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the difference between early enteral nutrition (EEN group) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN group) after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHOD The nutrition index, liver function, patient generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) score, the post-operation complications, the hospital stay and hospitalization expense of the postoperative patient after total g...

OBJECTIVE To compare documentation of two groups of clinical nutrition practitioners for evidence of the nutrition care process. DESIGN This study used a comparative descriptive design. A retrospective chart review was conducted on all nutrition documentation in closed patient records. Documentation of two groups of nutrition practitioners (institution A=practitioners who received initial ori...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Malnutrition can lead to serious complications in the ICU. Less than half of patients admitted to ICU require ventilation and for many, their optimal route of feeding is oral medical nutrition therapy, rather than enteral or parenteral nutrition. Inadequate oral intake is a prevalent and often difficult problem within this population, as increased calorie deficits are common i...

Background: Oral health is a crucial factor for overall well-being and there is a mutual relationship between nutrition and oral health. The aim of this study was to review the publications which have examined the association between nutrition or diet and oral health status or oral disease in Iran. Methods: The electronic databases of PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar, scientific information datab...

Chelating is the chemical process by which a mineral (iron, cobalt, copper, zinc, and manganese) is combined with a mixture of amino acids and peptides. The resulting substances are known as chelates. Another descriptive term, proteinates, refers to the amino acid bond. These chelated minerals are thought to be more digestible than nonchelated forms. In other words, chelation makes the minerals...