PHRM 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Coronary Artery Disease, Gestational Diabetes, Pancreatic Cancer
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Therapeutic nutrition : an individually tailored nutritional intervention designed to manage or reverse patient specific metabolic dysfunctions, medical conditions or their associated symptoms. 63% of the canadian population is either overweight or obese (30%). Ultra-processed foods make up almost 50% of total calories canadians consume. National sick care crisis national health expenditure is rapidly increasing. Diabetes is a health, social and economic challenge. Rda: 130 g/day (based on the average min amount of glucose utilized by the brain) Lower limit of dietary cho compatible with life is zero , provided that adequate amounts of protein and fat are consumed. Nevertheless, even the brain can adapt to a cho-free, energy-sufficient diet. Insulin insufficiency is considered the cause of diabetes, but. Excess insulin (hyperinsulinemia) is an early hallmark of impaired glucose metabolism. Hyperinsulinemia is a typical finding in t2d and many other chronic diseases. Elevated bg is a trailing indicator of metabolic dysfunction (years to decades)
