Medical nutrition therapy
Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a therapeutic approach to treating medical conditions and their associated symptoms via the use of a specifically tailored diet devised and monitored by a registered dietitian or professional nutritionist.[1] The diet is based upon the patient's medical record, physical examination, functional examination and dietary history.
The role of MNT when administered by a physician, dietitian or professional nutritionist is to reduce the risk of developing complications in pre-existing conditions such as type 2 diabetes as well as ameliorate the effects any existing conditions such as high cholesterol.Many medical conditions either develop or are made worse by an improper or unhealthy diet.[2][3][4]
An example is Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN) Therapy, a nutritional support therapy for people on hemodialysis who have a difficult time maintaining adequate nutrition.[5] Another recent example is the use of macronutrient preload in type 2 diabetes[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Skipper, Annalynn (2009-10-07). Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 50. ISBN 9780763742898.
- ↑ Sikand G, Kashyap ML, Yang I Medical nutrition therapy lowers serum cholesterol and saves medication costs in men with hypercholesterolemia.J Am Diet Assoc. 1998 Aug;98(8):889-94; quiz 895-6.PMID 9710659
- ↑ Copperman N, Jacobson MS. Medical nutrition therapy of overweight adolescents. Adolesc Med. 2003 Feb;14(1):11-21. PMID 12529187
- ↑ Budimka Novaković, Maja Grujicić and Ljiljana Trajković-Pavlović. Medical nutrition prevention and medical nutrition therapy of lipid metabolism disorder Med Pregl 62 Suppl 3():95-100 (2009) PMID 19702125
- ↑ http://www.bcrenalagency.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4B14D840-9DA0-4314-A22E-037B6A33A0C4/55432/INTRADIALYTICPARENTERALNUTRITIONMar08_UpdatedJan12.pdf
- ↑ Li C, Norstedt G, Hu ZG, Yu P, Li DQ, Li J, Yu Q, Sederholm M, Yu DM. Effects of a macronutrient preload on type 2 diabetic patients, Frontiers in Endocrinology 6:139, 2015
Further reading
- Morris, Sara F.; Wylie-Rosett, Judith (2010-01-01). "Medical Nutrition Therapy: A Key to Diabetes Management and Prevention". Clinical Diabetes 28 (1): 12–18. doi:10.2337/diaclin.28.1.12. ISSN 0891-8929.
- Brown, Amy (2004). "Medical Nutrition Therapy as a Potential Complementary Treatment for Psoriasis – Five Case Reports" (PDF). Psoriasis. Retrieved 2016.
