Medical Nutrition Therapy II

The course is a thorough review of the nutrition care process in the treatment of diet-related diseases. The course prepares students to implement the nutrition care process for various conditions, including but not limited to overweight and obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and renal diseases. It helps students: 1) understand the pathophysiology of selected diseases in which nutritional intervention plays a major role, 2) identify the nutritional needs of patients with disease and 3) develop an appropriate patient nutrition care plan.