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Lesson 1: Nutrition Assessment and Deficiency Patterns
Diet history, anthropometrics, absorption, utilization, losses and deficiency clues.
Assess nutritional status and prescribe food-based, nutrient and therapeutic-diet interventions with attention to evidence, safety and monitoring.
Diet history, anthropometrics, absorption, utilization, losses and deficiency clues.
Requirements, functions, food sources and clinical application.
Forms, routes, dosing, absorption and therapeutic indications.
Indications, contraindications and practical counselling for common therapeutic diets.
Upper limits, organ impairment, laboratory monitoring and drug–nutrient interactions.