DIET 405 : DIET THERAPY II
Credits:
3
The course covers the application of dietary modifications in the treatment, management and prevention of disease conditions discussed in Diet and Disease II. It covers principles of diet therapy, therapeutic adaptations of normal diet, classification of therapeutic diets and assessment of patients needs. 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.