Long term care (LTC) is a unique work environment for dietitians and wound care is one area where dietitians may contribute significantly to the care team.
Clinical Nutrition
Medically tailored meals have been available for more than 35 years. They started as a community response to the AIDS crisis as volunteers tried to develop strategies to help prevent malnutrition, manage side effects, and bring dignity to the lives of people with AIDS when there were no other proven treatments.
Cognitive decline is a normal part of the aging process and occurs on a spectrum from the beginning stages of changes in cognitive and functional impairment through the more severe levels of deficit in dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, leading to a loss of independence and function.
Today’s DietitianVol. 25 No. 8 P. 30 Sugar consumption has been under much scrutiny with regard to children’s diets. Since…
Feeding young children is an ongoing task for parents. In addition to eating three meals per day, most kids need…
Today’s DietitianVol. 25 No. 3 P. 10 The inclusion of specific nutrition guidelines for children from birth to 24 months…
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Today’s DietitianVol. 24, No. 4, P. 34 As more Americans adhere to recommendations to shift toward a more plant-based diet,…
Today’s DietitianVol. 24, No. 4, P. 10 For many parents, the topic of what to feed their children creates much…
Vol. 24, No. 2, P. 8 8 Practical Tips for Clients Whether dietitians are parents themselves or interact with parents…