Diets
included both low calorie and high calorie diets
Calorie-controlled diets
includes both clear and full liquids
Liquid diet
body weight that is 10 to 15 percent less than the average recommended weight for a person’s height or BMI less than 18.5
Underweight
composed of chemical elements found in food
Essential nutrients
sterol lipid found in body cells and animal products
Cholesterol
consists of easily digested foods that do not irritate the digestive tract.
Bland diet
restricts food that contain cholesterol and usually limits fats to less than 50 grams daily.
Low - cholesterol diet
body weight that is 10 to 20 percent greater than the average recommended weight for a person's height, or a BMI from 25 to 29.9.
Overweight -
major source of readily usable human energy
Carbohydrates
are basic components of all body cells
Proteins
included both low calorie and high calorie diets
Calorie-controlled diets
include both low- protein and high protein diets
Protein diets
excessive body weight 20 percent or more above the average recommended weight, or a BMI equal to or greater than 30.
Obesity
the fibrous indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
Cellulose
organic compound that are essential to life
Vitamins
used for patients with diabetes mellitus
Diabetic diet
balanced diet usually used for the patients with no dietary restrictions
Regular diet
commonly called anorexia a psychological disorder in which a person drastically reduces food intake or refuses to eat at all
Anorexia nervosa
commonly called fats and oil are organic compounds
Lipids
are inorganic elements found in all body tissues
Mineral
are usually classified as high fiber or low fiber
Fiber diets
restricted diets - also called low sodium or low salt diets
Sodium
a psychological disorder in which a person alternately binges and the fats or refuses to eat at all
Bulimia
saturated or polyunsaturated
Fats
Before the body is able to use nutrients, it must break down the foods that are eaten to obtain the nutrients and then absorb them into the circulatory system.
Digestion