Examining Special Nutritional Requirements in Disease States

Download or read book Examining Special Nutritional Requirements in Disease States written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-09-22 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amount of nutrients required by an individual is determined by a number of physiological processes, including absorption, metabolism, stability, and bio-activation. These processes determine nutrient needs and provide variations in requirements in the population. All have modifiers and sensitizers, such as sex, genetics, pregnancy, age, pharmaceuticals, toxins, food matrix, and epigenetics. Disease can also be a major modifier of these processes. In April 2018, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine convened a workshop in order to explore the evidence for special nutritional requirements in disease states and the medical conditions that cannot be met with a normal diet. Participants explored the impact a disease state can have on nutrient metabolism and nutritional status, and attempted to close informational gaps. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.