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5. Curriculum Guideline for Incorporating Nutrition in Medical Education
Pages 85-94

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From page 85...
... In addition, it received testimony from and conducted telephone interviews with several persons directly responsible for the curricular design of nutrition programs at selected medical schools. It also reviewed previously published curriculum guides (Frankle, 85
From page 86...
... Nonetheless, the approach described in this chapter should provide a useful and practical guide for the development of a nutrition program at most medical schools. The committee identified eight main topics on which a curriculum can be based: energy balance, role of specific nutrients, nutrition in the life cycle, nutritional assessment, protein energy malnutrition, the role of nutrition in disease prevention and treatment, possible risks from poor dietary practices, and social and cultural factors that influence dietary practices.
From page 87...
... Students should learn to recognize specific conditions that may predispose patients to particular nutrient deficiencies, such as increased physiological requirements due to pregnancy, older age, disease states, malabsorption, or alcoholism. Also important is an understanding that the interaction of one nutrient with another or with drugs may affect the bioevailability of a nutrient and that prolonged intake of excessive or pharmacological doses of some vitamins and minerals may pose potential hazards.
From page 88...
... , or protein-depleting enteropathies micronutrients, including requirements, biological function, and clinical usefulness, in the prevention of deficiency states and in the treatment of other diseases -- vitamin A: renal function, role in preventing xerophthalmia, relationship to liver disease and partic ular forms of cancer -- calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D: role in metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis -- folate metabolism: intestinal function and folate absorption, interaction with alcohol, antibiotic therapy, and oral contraceptives -- vitamin B12: hematopoietic disorders -- iron: criteria for assessing iron nutrition, the bioavailability of iron, and iron requirements for various populations -- functions of such trace minerals as zinc, iodine, copper, selenium, and fluoride NUTRITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE Instruction regarding the influence of nutrition and nutritional factors on people at various ages should include discussion of the overall relationship between nutrition and reproduction, the physiology of pregnancy and lactation and the nutritional needs of women during this period, the nutritional merits of various formulas, cows' milk or human milk for infant feeding, and the nutritional problems and nutritional requirements during adolescence, adulthood, and aging.
From page 89...
... Although acute protein depletion in infants is uncommon in developed countries, it has occurred under some circumstances. Through complex interactions, the depletion of energy and specific nutrients exerts profound effects on growth, development, and resistance to infection.
From page 90...
... Suggested Topics · atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease: relationship of dietary cholesterol and saturated fat to cardiovascular disease; the influence of dietary modifications on plasma cholesterol and lipid concentrations; distinction between the various types of hyperlipidemias, their etiology, relationship to disease, and principles of dietary modification; relationship of obesity to cardiovascular disease and the principles and components of the prudent diet o hypertension: risk factor in cardiovascular disease; potential influence of sodium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus and the dietary sources of these elements; relationship of hypertension to obesity · diabetes: dietary factors and etiologies of type I and type II diabetes; modalities of treatment, including the principles and objectives of dietary management, insulin administration, and exercise therapy; education of diabetic patients about the objectives and methods of diet therapy and conditions with dietary implications that complicate diabetes, such as pregnancy, renal failure, congestive heart failure, and gastrointestinal complications
From page 91...
... . parenteral and enteral nutrition: indications for use, suitability of a particular route of administration, the principles of formulation, potential hazards and complications that may be associated with these techniques, and the importance of monitoring electrolyte balance and nutritional status
From page 92...
... . diet and athletic performance SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DIETARY PRACTICES Nutrition education should present some of the anthropological, sociological, and psychological factors that influence food choices and various dietary patterns and practices.
From page 93...
... n.d. Nutrition Education in the Medical School: A Curriculum Design.


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