The Basics of Healthy Eating

Basic power requirements

Proper nutrition is aimed at achieving and maintaining the desired body composition, as well as maintaining a high potential for physical and mental work. The balance of energy with consumed energy is necessary to maintain body weight.

Complete parenteral nutrition: indications, monitoring, complications

Parenteral nutrition is by definition administered intravenously. Partial parenteral nutrition only provides part of the daily nutritional needs, reinforcing its intake through the mouth.

Artificial nutrition and nutritional formula

Many patients with malnutrition need artificial nutrition, which is aimed at increasing muscle mass. Oral nutrition is difficult for patients with anorexia or having problems with food intake, digestion and absorption.

Eating dying and patients with severe dementia

Anorexia or loss of appetite is often found among dying patients. Behavioral approaches (for example, a flexible meal schedule, slow feeding, small portions, favorite or very fragrant dishes) often increase food intake through the mouth.

Healthy eating: what do you need to know for each person?

Nutrition is the science of food and its impact on human health. Nutrients are chemical compounds contained in food and used by the body for growth, life support and energy.

What can lead to a deficiency of essential fatty acids?

Deficiency of essential fatty acids (EFA) is rare, most often in infants, whose nutrition is deficient in EFA. Symptoms include flaky dermatitis, alopecia, thrombocytopenia and growth retardation in children. The diagnosis is established clinically. Replenishment of EFA from food completely eliminates the deficit.

What can lead to a deficiency of carnitine?

Carnitine deficiency is the result of inadequate intake or inability to metabolize the amino acid carnitine. The deficiency of carnitine is a heterogeneous group of disorders.

Protein-energy insufficiency

Protein-energy deficiency, or protein-caloric insufficiency, is an energy deficit due to chronic deficiency of all macronutrients.

Malnutrition is an acute problem of the 21st century

Malnutrition is one of the forms of eating disorders. Inadequate nutrition can result from inadequate nutrient intake, malabsorption, impaired metabolism, nutritional loss with diarrhea, or with increased food demand (as is the case with cancer or infection).

What are food additives and impurities?

Additives are chemicals mixed with food to facilitate processing, storage or enhancement of their organoleptic properties. Only those supplements that have undergone certain laboratory tests are allowed to use as food.

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