Nutrition assessment weight

There are several approaches and methods to conducting a nutrition assessment, but one approach that has been validated is the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA).1 Application of the SGA requires gathering the data just listed and assessing these parameters (i.e., weight change, change in diet, GI symptoms, functional capacity, and physical examination)... 

Nutritional assessment that involves screening and therapy is an essential component of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients, in whom weight loss, muscle wasting, and altered muscle metabolism are typical findings that are observed as the disease progresses (14). The association between low body weight and increased mortality has been well documented in several retrospective studies (15-17). Therefore, it is essential to address... 

Assess nutritional status. Is the patient gaining or maintaining weight according to age Are any oral supplements or tube feedings being used ... 

Monitor patients for adequate oral intake. If the patient has weight loss, assess whether enteral or parenteral nutrition is needed. 

FIGURE 5.19 Schematic state diagram of temperature vs % weight of water for an aqueous solution of a hypothetical, glass-forming, small carbohydrate. Reprinted from Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol.30, Slade and Levine (1991), Beyond water activity Recent advances based on an alternative approach to the assessment of food quality and safety. Pages 115-359, with permission from Taylor and Francis (http / www.informaworld.com). 

Every patient with diabetes requires some form of dietary assessment, and often therapy. This is important to allocate the relative amounts of energy derived from carbohydrate, protein and fat of total recommended daily calories in proportion to the patient s body weight and height and daily requirements, while avoiding atherogenic diets. Diets with high carbohydrate content (50-60%), low fat (30-35%) and adequate protein (10-15%) is recommended. Fibre-rich foods are preferable. The use of non-nutritive sweeteners (saccharin, aspartame, ace-sulfame K and sucralose) are acceptable. Alcohol intake should be assessed since excess consumption... 

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