Medical Nutrition Therapy in Disease-I aims to teach the role played by therapeutic diets in the treatment of chronic disease and other nutritional disorders. You are introduced to the principles of the nutrition care process and you will gain knowledge and experience in nutrition assessment techniques and intervention strategies as applied to chronic disease and other nutritional disorders.
Course Goals
Understanding and learning the following:
- To apply the nutrition care process to individuals with a clinical disease or nutrition disorder.
- Interpret an individual’s anthropometric measurements, biochemical data, client history, and dietary intake both qualitatively and quantitatively.
- Relate this to their disease or nutrition disorder, write a nutrition diagnosis, identify nutritional goals of management and formulate nutritional intervention and monitoring strategiesthat are tailored to the client’s needs.
- Teacher: Ayse OKAN