After studying this chapter you will be able to understand: Discuss the general principles of physical therapy, relate various cold and heat therapies to their benefits and contraindications, recall hydrotherapy methods, name several methods of exercise therapy, | 55 Nutrition and Health Relate daily energy requirements to the role of calories. Identify nutrients and their role in health. Implement a plan for a nutritious, well- balanced diet and healthy lifestyle using the USDA's guidelines. Describe methods used to assess a patient’s nutritional status. Learning Outcomes Explain reasons why a diet may be modified. Identify types of patients who require special diets and the modifications required for each. Describe the warning signs, symptoms, and treatment for eating disorders. Educate patients about nutritional requirements. Learning Outcomes Introduction Nutrition Utilization of food and nutrients Five-part process Intake Digestion Absorption Metabolism Elimination Medical assistant should understand relationship between nutrition and health Learning Outcome: Relate daily energy requirements to the role of calories. Nutrition is the process of how the body takes in and utilizes . | 55 Nutrition and Health Relate daily energy requirements to the role of calories. Identify nutrients and their role in health. Implement a plan for a nutritious, well- balanced diet and healthy lifestyle using the USDA's guidelines. Describe methods used to assess a patient’s nutritional status. Learning Outcomes Explain reasons why a diet may be modified. Identify types of patients who require special diets and the modifications required for each. Describe the warning signs, symptoms, and treatment for eating disorders. Educate patients about nutritional requirements. Learning Outcomes Introduction Nutrition Utilization of food and nutrients Five-part process Intake Digestion Absorption Metabolism Elimination Medical assistant should understand relationship between nutrition and health Learning Outcome: Relate daily energy requirements to the role of calories. Nutrition is the process of how the body takes in and utilizes food and other sources of nutrients. Food is the body’s source of nutrients, or substances the body needs to function properly. Medical assistant You will learn how the body uses nutrients and the importance of a well-planned diet to health. You will work closely with the rest of the medical team to ensure that patients understand the role of diet in health and that they adhere to any diet prescribed by their physician or dietitian. Daily Energy Requirements The body requires nutrients To provide energy To build, repair, and maintain body tissues To regulate body processes Learning Outcome: Relate daily energy requirements to the role of calories. Metabolism Build, maintain and supply energy Phases Anabolism ~ builds tissues Catabolism ~ forms energy Requires nutrients Learning Outcome: Relate daily energy requirements to the role of calories. Metabolism The sum of all the cellular processes that build, maintain, and supply energy to living tissue. Body tissue is .
