DIET 308 : DIET THERAPY I

The course covers the application of dietary modifications in the treatment, management and prevention of disease conditions discussed in Diet and Disease I. It involves a brief summary of the anatomical physiological, and metabolic abnormalities in acute and chronic illness and the role of medical nutritional therapy in their prevention and care. The course focuses on principles of diet therapy, therapeutic adaptations of normal diet, classification of therapeutic diets and assessment of patients needs. Routine Hospital diets – standard and progressive diet, light diet, clear liquids, full liquids, semi solids, soft solids are also discussed.