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General Nutrition

Basic Diet Orders: Teaching Patients Good Health Practices

The hospital is more than a place for treatment. It can be a place for learning. Picture this scenario: A man arrives at the emergency room after an accident at a construction site. He has a compound fracture and a leg laceration with significant blood loss. After his initial treatment, he...
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Obesity

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. In the United States, more than 60% of the population is overweight or obese. Weight conditions are typically classified based on body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by the following formula:

BMI = weight (kilograms)

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Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

Overview and Treatment Protein-calorie malnutrition results in 2 similar but distinct diseases, marasmus and kwashiorkor. Marasmus is defined simply as chronic deprivation of energy needed to maintain body weight. Its extreme form is characterized by severe weight loss and...
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Macronutrients in Health and Disease

Figure 1: Glucose (monosaccharide) C6H12O6
Macronutrients in Health and Disease Carbohydrate, protein, and fat are essential for health maintenance, growth, reproduction, immunity, and healing. Deficits or excesses of any of these nutrients may compromise these processes, resulting in a variety of poor health outcomes that vary,...
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Nutrition in Clinical Medicine

Introduction In 1957, a surgeon named Denis Burkitt first encountered a puzzling form of childhood cancer. The condition, which came to be called Burkitt's lymphoma, caused a massive swelling of the jaw and was often fatal. But Burkitt noticed something peculiar: The disease followed a...
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Micronutrients in Health and Disease

Twenty-eight essential vitamins and minerals play key roles in the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, and fat, as well as in the structure of the human body (eg, vitamin K in bone matrix, calcium in bone tissue). Many micronutrients are also important antioxidants (eg, vitamins C and E) or act as...
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Nutritional Requirements Throughout the Life Cycle

We all need essential amino acids, carbohydrate, essential fatty acids, and 28 vitamins and minerals to sustain life and health. However, nutritional needs vary from one life stage to another. During intrauterine development, infancy, and childhood, for example, recommended intakes of...
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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.