Disorders of Nutrition

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Overview of Nutrition

• Overview of Nutrition
  • Evaluation of Nutritional Status
    • Body composition
  • Components of the Diet
  • More Information

• Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats
  • Carbohydrates
    • Glycemic index
    • Glycemic load
  • Proteins
  • Fats
    • Fatty acids
    • Kinds of fat
    • Fat in the diet

• Vitamins and Minerals
  • Antioxidants
  • Supplements

• Fiber

• Calories
  • Recommended Number of Calories

• Nutritional Requirements
  • More Information

• Food Additives and Contaminants
  • Additives
  • Contaminants

• Processed Foods, Organic Foods, and Bioengineered or Genetically Modified Foods
  • Processed Foods
  • Organic Foods
  • Bioengineered or Genetically Modified Foods

Minerals

• Overview of Minerals
  • Electrolytes
  • Diagnosis
  • More Information

• Chromium Deficiency

• Chromium Excess

• Copper Deficiency
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Copper Excess
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Wilson Disease
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Fluoride Deficiency

• Fluoride Excess

• Iodine Deficiency
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Prevention and Treatment

• Iodine Excess
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Iron Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Iron Excess

• Selenium Deficiency

• Selenium Excess

• Zinc Deficiency
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Zinc Excess
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

Nutritional Support

• Overview of Nutritional Support
  • Determining Nutritional Requirements
  • Monitoring Nutritional Support

• Tube Feeding
  • Procedure
    • Inserting a feeding tube through the nose
    • Inserting a feeding tube directly into the stomach or small intestine
    • After inserting a feeding tube
  • Formulas
  • Complications

• Intravenous Feeding
  • Procedure
  • Monitoring
  • Solutions
  • Complications

• Nutritional Support for People Who Are Dying or Have Severe Dementia

Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

• Obesity
  • Causes
    • Physical inactivity
    • Diet
    • Genes
    • Background
    • Pregnancy and menopause
    • Aging
    • Lifestyle
    • Hormones
    • Eating disorders
    • Medications
  • Symptoms
    • Complications
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Changes in diet
    • Physical activity
    • Changes in behavior
    • Medications
  • Obesity in Older Adults

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
  • Types
    • Sleeve gastrectomy
    • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
    • Revisional procedures
    • Biliopancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch
    • Single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy
    • Endoscopic procedures
    • Adjustable gastric banding
  • Evaluation
  • After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
    • Possible problems
    • Weight loss
    • Follow-up
    • Other benefits

• Metabolic Syndrome
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

Undernutrition

• Undernutrition
  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition
    • Marasmus
    • Kwashiorkor
    • Marasmic kwashiorkor
    • Starvation
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Tube feeding
    • Intravenous feeding
    • Medications
  • More Information

Vitamins

• Overview of Vitamins
  • Fat-soluble vitamins
  • Water-soluble vitamins
  • Causes

• Folate Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Prevention and Treatment

• Niacin Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Niacin Excess

• Riboflavin Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Prevention and Treatment

• Thiamin Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
    • Dry beriberi
    • Wet beriberi
    • Brain abnormalities
    • Infantile beriberi
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin A Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention

• Vitamin A Excess
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin B6 Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin B6 Excess
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin B12 Deficiency
  • Causes
    • Inadequate consumption
    • Inadequate absorption
    • Inadequate storage
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention

• Vitamin C Deficiency
  • Causes
    • Scurvy
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention

• Vitamin C Excess

• Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Causes
    • Inadequate exposure to sunlight
    • Other causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Spotlight on Aging

• Vitamin D Excess
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin E Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin E Excess
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin K Deficiency
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Vitamin K Excess