Assuntos
Nutrição Parenteral Total/métodos , Criança , Eletrólitos/administração & dosagem , Elementos Químicos/administração & dosagem , Ácidos Graxos Essenciais/administração & dosagem , Seguimentos , Glucose/administração & dosagem , Assistência Domiciliar , Humanos , Nitrogênio/administração & dosagem , Nutrição Parenteral Total/efeitos adversos , Nutrição Parenteral Total/instrumentação , Vitaminas/administração & dosagem , Água/administração & dosagemAssuntos
Idoso , Dieta , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição , Envelhecimento , Deficiência de Vitaminas/tratamento farmacológico , Peso Corporal , Carboidratos da Dieta/administração & dosagem , Fibras na Dieta/administração & dosagem , Elementos Químicos/administração & dosagem , Aditivos Alimentares/efeitos adversos , Hipersensibilidade Alimentar/etiologia , Alimentos Congelados , Humanos , Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica/terapia , Vitaminas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
To evaluate the nutritional adequacy of the diets selected by hypertensive patients participating in a behavioral weight-control program, 26 patients were asked to complete 3-day food records at the start and end of the 8-week program. These records were analyzed using the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Handbook 456 data base. Patients decreased their overall caloric intake by 39% during the course of the program and decreased consumption of all nutrients, but only calcium intake decreased to unacceptable levels. There was, however, a significant increase in the number of individuals consuming less than two thirds of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for thiamin, niacin, calcium, and iron, and a significant increase in the number of patients who were deficient in three or more nutrients. Thus, although average intake in the behavioral weight-control program was adequate, there was a sizeable number of individuals who were consuming poor diets. Inadequate intake occurred primarily in patients eating less than 1000 calories a day. The simple behavior change of adding a cup of skim milk to the unstructured calorie-counting diet would help restore calcium, thiamin, and niacin to adequate levels.