BASIC Nutrition PRINCIPLES
Foundational nutritional concepts are vital to both risk stratifying patients and delivering appropriate and evidence-based nutritional care to those with and without compromised digestive systems. The following is a review of basic nutrition principles, nutrition assessment, and an overview of common diets you many be exposed to in clinical practice. Notably specialized diets for treating gastrointestinal diseases are located in their own section.
It is recommended to first view the foundational lectures and then supplement content with targeted readings as below:
Nutritional Assessment: Current Concepts and Guidelines for the Busy Physician
Malnutrition: Laboratory Markers vs Nutritional Assessment
Serum Proteins as Markers of Nutrition
Antioxidants and Micronutrients
Principles of Healthful Eating
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Introductory Lectures
Note: The PowerPoint slides below have associated audio content. To listen to the audio content concurrent with the slides, download the slides (.ppsx) and open in PowerPoint as a slide show.
Basic Nutrition Principles I - Dietary Composition, Metabolism, and Deficiences.ppsxBasic Nutrition Principles II - Nutritional Assessment and General Therapeutic Principles.ppsxBasic Nutrition Principles III - An Overview of Common Diets.ppsxTargeted Readings
Nutritional Assessment - Current Concepts and Guidelines for the Busy Physician.pdfMalnutrition - laboratory markers vs nutritional assessment.pdfSerum Proteins as Markers of Nutrition - What Are We Treating.pdfAntioxidants and Micronutrients.pdf2015-2020_Dietary_Guidelines.pdfHealthy Eating 2016.pdf