Research Notes on Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics pertains to all processes by which food is consumed, digested, and absorbed by the body, as well as, the interpretation and application of the scientific principles of nutrition to feeding in health and disease. Diagnoses or conditions related to nutrition and dietetics are obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma, allergies, eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), celiac disease, diabetes, and digestive disorders like Irritable bowel syndrome, hiatus hernia, and diverticulitis. The following websites contain information like associations, discussion forums and conditions that need nutritional support after disorders or surgeries.
Top Resources on Nutrition and Dietetics
- American Dietetic Association: Official Website
- Dietetics: Nutrition and Dietetics Discussion Forum
- Dartmouth Health Resources: Eating Disorders and Nutrition
- PubMed: Cancer cachexia
- Wikipedia: Cachexia | Gastrectomy | Motor Neurone Disease
- HealthAtoZ: Gastrectomy | Bowel resection
- HealthSquare: Bowel Resection
- Motor Neurone Disease Association: What is MND?
- KidsHealth: Failure to Thrive
- University of Virginia Health System: Slow or Poor Infant Weight Gain
- Food-Allergy: How to Survive with Multiple Food Allergies and eventually thrive again
- Act Against Allergy: Multiple Food Allergy and Intolerance
- The New York Times: The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating
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- Last update: Nov. 6, 2008
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