Nutrition management for patients with obesity and metabolic syndrome

The scientific committee observed there is a lack of knowledge among care providers about nutrition management for the patient suffering from obesity and metabolic disorders as follows:

• Shortage of knowledge about the basics of clinical nutrition
• Mixation about the relationship between diet and diseases in the different body systems.
• Poor awareness of establishing diet and nutritional supplement programs
• Deficit knowledge about the causes of the allergy from a nutritional aspect.
• Weakness in patient education about nutrition in the clinic. 

• Explain the basics and types of nutritional supplements.
• Identify the basics concepts of nutritional management
• Clarify the nutritional system for different diseases and food resources for each one
• Recognize the proper nutritional system for the most common disease and how to apply it.
• Illustrate the diet system and nutritional supplements for the different categories (pregnant, obesity...etc )
• Identify the types of food allergies, their causes, and how to build a proper diet program for each one.
• Illustrate the common metabolic disorders and diseases from a nutritional aspect and the proper approach for each one.
• Describe how to calculate carbohydrates and built a good program for the specific patient (Kidney disease, DM...etc)
• Explain how to provide a consultation and education session with the patient in the clinic.

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