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What is Nutrition?
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.
The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, and preparation. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions. Clinical nutritionists are health professionals who focus more specifically on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs. While government regulation of the use of this professional title is less universal than for "dietician", the field is supported by many high-level academic programs, up to and including the Doctoral level, and has its own voluntary certification board, professional associations, and peer-reviewed journals, e.g. the American Society for Nutrition and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
A poor diet can have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as scurvy and kwashiorkor; health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome; and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis.
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Managing the Risks of Anticoagulant Therapy
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Primary care physicians manage many of the patients on long term anticoagulant therapy. They perform a difficult balancing act on a daily basis, weighing each patient’s risk of thromboembolism versus hemorrhage. The preponderance of current medical literature identifies under-utilization of anticoagulants as a major problem, and cites the burden ... |
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e-CysticFibrosis Review - Volume 3
Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Course Description
eCysticFibrosis Review is a free bi-monthly CME/CNE/CEU certified electronic newsletter designed specifically for pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatric gastroenterologists, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, nutritionists, nurses, nurse practitioners and physical the... |
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Current and Future Directions in PKU: Therapeutic, Dietary and Psychological Considerations
Provided by: Prime
In 2000, the National Institutes of Health issued a consensus statement to guide the screening and management of PKU. While this clinical guideline represented state-of-the-art treatment at the time, the intervening 10 years have resulted in significant progress in knowledge about PKU and treatment options which are not reflected in the 2000 consen... |
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Current and Future Directions in PKU: Therapeutic, Dietary and Psychological Considerations
Provided by: Prime
In 2000, the National Institutes of Health issued a consensus statement to guide the screening and management of PKU. While this clinical guideline represented state-of-the-art treatment at the time, the intervening 10 years have resulted in significant progress in knowledge about PKU and treatment options which are not reflected in the 2000 consen... |
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Diabetes Type 2
Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Distinguish type 2 diabetes from type 1 diabetes.
Trace the normal physiology of sugar in the body.
Describe the underlying disorders of insulin resistance and beta cell abnormalities.
State the medical criteria for diagnosing diabetes and describe the initial workup.
Discuss the treatmen... |
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Case-based Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improving Nutritional Health in Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis
Provided by: Prime
The maintenance of nutritional health is paramount to successfully managing cystic fibrosis (CF). Approximately 90% of individuals with CF are affected by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), a condition that interferes with normal digestive and absorptive processes. To prevent EPI-related malnutrition, poor growth, and compromised immune and p... |
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Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements:
Patient Self-Care and the Role of Store Brands
Provided by: ProCE
The overall goal of this program is to understand the role of store brand vitamins, minerals, and supplement products (VMS) in delivering effective patient self-care in the retail environment.
Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to:
* Interpret and respond to changing patient/client attitudes towards health care and welln... |
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Adult Obesity in the United States
Provided by: Nurse.com
The goal of this program is to familiarize nurses with the growing epidemic of obesity among adults in the United States. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
* Define adult obesity and describe the contributing factors.
* Discuss the health and economic consequences of adult obesity.
* Describe treatment options ... |
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Nutrition Toolkit Series: Nutrition Therapy in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Provided by: American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute
Providing enteral nutrition to patients with severe acute pancreatitis presents a multitude of issues. In order to successfully do so, gastroenterologists must recognize the risks involved in using nutrition therapy for these patients.
Individuals who complete this module successfully will:
* Appreciate the impact of enteral feeding and mainten... |
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Webinar 1: Identifying Patients at High Risk for Fractures
Provided by: Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, the learners will be able to:
1. Identify common risk factors for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture in men and women
2. Describe benefits and limitations of FRAX and other fracture risk assessment tools
3. Appropriately evaluate secondary causes of osteoporosis
4. Ass... |
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Defining, Diagnosing, and Managing Celiac Disease in Primary Care
Provided by: Impact Education, LLC
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians responsible for routine care and follow up of celiac patients.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients fr... |
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Cardiovascular Benefits of Aggressive Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy
Provided by: Impact Education, LLC
Purpose Statement
A 10-year follow up of the original Lipid Treatment Assessment Project (L-TAP) survey was recently published. Overall, 73% of patients reached their LDL-C goal; in high-risk patients, the rate was 67%. Despite this improvement, in high-risk patients (i.e., CHD plus ≥2 major risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and smoki... |
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Case-based Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improving Nutritional Health in Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis
Provided by: Prime
The maintenance of nutritional health is paramount to successfully managing cystic fibrosis (CF). Approximately 90% of individuals with CF are affected by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), a condition that interferes with normal digestive and absorptive processes. To prevent EPI-related malnutrition, poor growth, and compromised immune and p... |
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Provided by: The Ohio State University Medical Center
Description
According to National Institutes of Health, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a problem that affects the large intestine. It can cause abdominal cramping, bloating and a change in bowel habits. Some people with the disorder have constipation, while other will experience diarrhea. Although IBS can cause a great deal of discomfort, it do... |
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OB/GYN 1409
Provided by: CMEweb.com
**Objectives:**
* Explain the latest data regarding diagnosis and treatment of various diseases affecting women
* Discuss new data concerning prenatal care, neonatal health, and complications arising in pregnancy and the perinatal period
* Discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and cost-effectiveness of new testing procedures in women's healt... |
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Lifestyle Medicine: Nutrition and the Metabolic Syndrome
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
This course reviews the case of a 54-year-old gentleman who has full Metabolic Syndrome (i.e., impaired fasting glucose, pre-hypertension, low HDL, high triglycerides, and abdominal obesity). At his first visit to you this patient, who is new to town, will voice concern about his elevated blood glucose as well as his poor eating behavior and patter... |
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Clinical Nutrition Week 2013
Provided by: American Society for Parental and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
Program description
Clinical Nutrition Week 2013 (CNW12), hosted by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is the premier conference dedicated to clinical nutrition and metabolism. CNW13 attracts 2,000 physicians, dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, educators and researchers from the U.S., Europe, Mexico, South Amer... |
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Childhood Obesity
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the incidence and prevalence of overweight and obesity among children from birth through adolescence.
* Discuss the short-term and long-term consequences of childhood obesity.
* Identify major factors contributing to overweight and obesity.
* Explain approaches to treatment of ov... |
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Celiac CME Central: Defining, Diagnosing, and Managing Celiac Disease
Provided by: Impact Education, LLC
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians responsible for routine care and follow up of celiac patients.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients fr... |
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Nursing Home Patients: Risk Management in Long Term Care
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Nursing home patients today are older, sicker, and more frail than ever before. Multiple chronic conditions, reduced mobility and cognition put them at risk for polypharmacy, falls, malnutrition, and pressure ulcers. Primary care physicians not based in the nursing home have the disadvantage of practicing remote medicine. If end-of-life wishes ha... |
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