FSN 430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Genetic Testing, Behavior Modification, Nutrient

• School: University of Maine
• Department: Food Science and Nutrition
• Course: FSN 430
• Professor: Sullivan

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Improve quality of healthcare: decrease wide variations in practice, reduce the gap between what is known from research and what happens in real life, take advantage of biomedical knowledge. Principles of nutrition intervention for weight management: eal: adult weight management guideline, frequency and duration of medical nutrition therapy (mnt) 1. Counseling should be ongoing, long-term: assess client and individualize intervention, assess client motivation, readiness, and self-efficacy (confidence i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:271)ility to (cid:373)ake a change, set realistic weight loss goal. Health can be improved with small amounts of weight loss: team approach, three-prong approach. Realistic weight loss goal: #2 on handout. Three-prong approach three-prong approach is most effective: dietary intervention-reduced calorie diet, physical activity-increase, behavior modification. Dietary intervention: create an energy deficit by reduced calorie intake. Many different approaches can be used: maintain adequate nutrient intake. Awm: achieve nutrition adequacy during weight loss: #4 on handout. A. n. d evidence analysis library weight management (awm: #5.