Diets
Balanced diet, no dietary restrictions required.
Regular Diet
Modifications of normal diet used to improve specific health conditions
therapeutic diet
insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects
Diabetes Mellitus 2
aids in wound healing and absorption of iron
vitamin C
Fluid Balance, regulates muscles and nerves and glucose absorption
sodium
restricts foods that contain cholesterol
low-cholesterol diet
state or condition of one's nutrition
nutrition status
abnormally low blood pressure
hypotension
Regulates calcium and builds and maintains bones and teeth
Vitamin D
formation of hemoglobin
Iron
used for patients with diabetes mellitus
diabetic diet
The transport of dissolved substances into cells.
absorption
abnormally high blood pressure
hypertension
Metabolism of proteins
Production of healthy red blood cells
Maintains nerve tissue
Vitamin B12
Regulates heart rhythm, cell metabolism, and contraction of muscles.
Potassium
similar to regular diet, but foods must require little chewing and be easy to digest
soft diet
Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed and used
digestion
a state of poor nutrition
malnutrition
Helps blood clot
Vitamin K
maintains blood acid-base balance
Phosphorus
include both low-calorie and high-calorie diets
Calorie-controlled diet
The chemical process by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food
Metabolism
condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries
Atherosclerosis
synthesis of DNA, reduces risk for spina bifida in fetus
Folic Acid
metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins, vital actions involving enzymes
Magnesium