This study was conducted to evaluate applicability of job standards for diabetes nutrition management by hospital clinical dietitians. In order to promote the clinical nutrition services, it is necessary to present job standards of clinical dietitian and to actively apply these standardized tasks to the medical institution sites. The job standard of clinical dietitians for diabetic nutrition ma...

Introduction: Optimal growth and development of infants requires correct nutrition, and suitable alimentary habits. Mothers’ wrong use of supplementary nutrition and their lack of knowledge is one of the most important causes of malnutrition. This study was conducted in order to determine the knowledge and practice of supplementary nutrition among mothers with 6 -12 months old infants. Methods:...

wilson’s disease (wd) or hepato-lenticular degeneration is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder. a prevalence rate of 30 cases per million and a birth incidence rate of one per 30,000 to 40,000 are often quoted. in 40 to 50% of individuals with wd, hepatic dysfunction is the initial clinical manifestation. with the exception of liver transplantation, treatment of wd is only palliative and intend...

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...

Although vegetarian nutrition is a complex issue, the multidimensionality and interrelatedness of its effects are rarely explored. This article aims to demonstrate the complexity of vegetarian nutrition by means of the nutrition ecological modeling technique NutriMod. The integrative qualitative cause-effect model, which is based on scientific literature, provides a comprehensive picture of veg...

UTRITION SUPPORT—total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and enteral nutrition (tube feedings)—is not for everybody undergoing surgery. Although giving nutrition support before and after surgery can decrease postoperative morbidity and mortality, several well-designed studies showed that certain subsets of surgical patients suffer worse outcomes with TPN than with standard care.1–4 Therefore, it is im...

The Nutrition Care Process (NCP) provides registered dietitians (RDs) with a framework for critical thinking and decision making regardless of the practice setting. Nutrition support RDs can use the NCP to streamline and provide focus in identifying nutrition problems, determining the appropriate nutrition intervention, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions. Nutrition diagnosi...

OBJECTIVE To show that the practice of wholesome nutrition meets the demands of the concept of the new nutrition science, at present and in the future. METHOD To define 'wholesome nutrition', to describe its origin and to discuss its recommendations; and to cite practical examples showing that wholesome nutrition includes the dimensions and domains that are the basis of the concept of the new...