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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 dietician. The diet is based upon the patient s medical and… … Wikipedia
medical nutrition therapy — Treatment based on nutrition. It includes checking a person’s nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It may involve simple changes in a person’s… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Nutrition — The Nutrition Facts table indicates the amounts of nutrients which experts recommend to limit or consume in adequate amounts. Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in… … Wikipedia
nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… … Universalium
therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
Chinese food therapy — Biologically based alternative and complementary therapy edit Chinese food therapy Herbalism Macrobiotic diet Natural health Orthomolecular medicine NCCAM classifications … Wikipedia
Human nutrition — For aspects of nutrition science not specific to humans, see Nutrition. Human nutrition is the provision to humans to obtain the materials necessary to support life. In general, humans can survive for two to eight weeks without food, depending on … Wikipedia
Clinical nutrition — is nutrition of patients in health care. Clinical in this sense refers to the manage of patients, not only outpatients at clinics, but also, and actually mainly, inpatients in hospitals. It incorporates mainly the scientific fields of nutrition… … Wikipedia
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) — The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is an interdisciplinary organization whose members are involved in the provision of clinical nutrition therapies, including parenteral and enteral nutrition. =About ASPEN=The… … Wikipedia
Institute for Optimum Nutrition — The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) was founded by British nutritionist and author Patrick Holford in 1984. It was originally in London in the United Kingdom, but moved to Surrey in November 2005. According to its website, it is a not for… … Wikipedia
