Physiology
The feeling of fullness or satisfaction after eating a meal
Satiety
An area where it's difficult to find good quality affordable fresh fruits, veggies and whole grains
Food Desert
A person who eats a diet that avoids meat from animals but does include eggs and milk
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian
a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fatness.
BMI - Body Mass Index
This medication blocks absorptions of dietary fat in the small bowel
insufficient food intake and hunger
Undernutrition
the ratio of good nutrients to the calories a food contains
Nutrient density
This religious group avoids beef because it's sacred and pork is often avoided
Hindu Faith
different subjective and objective findings to determine nutritional status
Anthropomorphic Measurements
This medication can be used enhance appetite for those who can eat
Marinol (THC or marijuana)
The consumption of food such that the intake of nutrients exceed the requirement for normal growth and metabolism
Overnutrition
Suggested nutrient intake and provides a standard to identify needed amounts of eat nutrient
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
A person who only eats foods of plant origin
Vegan
Kwashiorkor
This is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet that forces body fat to be turned into energy. Can be helpful in reducing seizures
Ketogenic Diet
A method to provide nutrients directly to the stomach or small intestines
Enteral nutrition
Essential Nutrient
In this religious group, fasting is required from sunup to sundown during Ramadan.
Muslim faith
A serum measurement that can help to determine if a person has protein/energy malnutrition (PEM)
Pre-albumin and Albumin
This heathy eating plan is designed to lower blood pressure
DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop HTN)
Decreased salivating due to decreased function of the salivary glands
Xerostomia
A polysaccharide carbohydrate that is ingested and really cannot be digested by humans
Dietary Fiber
Meat is not eaten on Fridays during Lent. No food or fluids are to be consumed 1 hour before communion
Roman Catholic Faith
A measurement that has a higher than normal range of upper-body fat and is higher risk for chronic diseases
Waist-to-height ratio
This diet is particularly helpful to those suffering from Kidney or Liver disease
Low Protein Diet