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Diet Therapy Notes: Certificate and Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

Institution: KMTC

Course: Certificate and Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

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This document is meant to equip the learner with adequate skills, knowledge, experiences and attitudes towards therapeutic diets of different age group based on there health implication to cater for a healthy and nutritious active life style.

INTRODUCTION TO DIET THERAPY
? The term "diet therapy" refers to the use of diet whose food selection and combination is meant to fit with the demand of disorder being managed. Diet formulated from various foods is used in controlling symptoms of a disorder or supplementing medical or surgical care.
? Diet therapy is a personalized eating program designed to address a particular medical problem or to help one to restore or maintain good health.
? Diet therapy involves the practical application of nutrition as a preventative or corrective treatment of disease e.g. the intake of high levels of antioxidants and bio-flavonoids that come from many fruits and vegetables deters oxidative stress in the body, which may help to prevent many types of cancer. , vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower, may decrease the risk of stomach and colon cancer
? In some cases, an alternative dietary lifestyle plan may be developed for the purpose of eliminating certain foods in order to reclaim healthe.g. Limiting total fat in the diet to 30 percent of total caloric daily intake may reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer.
? Condition-specific diet therapy typically calls for the use of a checklist of foods to eat and, more importantly, foods to avoid. For instance, diet therapy for arthritis consists of anti-inflammatory foods, and the elimination of foods high in oxalic acid and those known to decrease calcium absorption.
? Diet therapy for depression, on the other hand, seeks to promote increased production of certain brain hormones, such as serotonin, by increasing complex carbohydrates, B vitamins, and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
? Diet therapy involves the modification of an existing dietary lifestyle to promote optimum health.
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