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disease-nutrition interactions
Etiology:
1) coronary artery disease
- nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- obesity, hyperhomocysteinemia, hypercholesterolemia
2) cancer:
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- obesity,
- diet low in antioxidants, fiber or folate
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- sarcopenia
- protein calorie malnutrition
- folate deficiency
3) cataracts
- nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- low vitamin C intake, diet low in antioxidants
4) congestive heart failure
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- high sodium intake
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- sarcopenia
- hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia
5) hepatic cirrhosis
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- alcoholism
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- protein calorie malnutrition
- folate deficiency, thiamine deficiency
- vitamin deficiency
6) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- sarcopenia
7) chronic renal failure
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- high protein intake
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- sarcopenia
- hypoalbuminemia
- vitamin D deficiency
- hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia
8) chronic infection
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- protein-calorie malnutrition
- zinc deficiency
- diet low in antioxidants
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment -sarcopenia
9) dementia
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- thiamine deficiency
- niacin deficiency
- vitamin B12 deficiency
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- protein-calorie malnutrition
10) depression
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- folate deficiency
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- hyperphagia, anorexia
11) diabetes
- nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- obesity, chromium deficiency, low dietary fiber
12) diverticulosis
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- low dietary fiber
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- iron deficiency
13) epilepsy
- folate deficiency (folate antagonism, i.e. phenytoin)
- vitamin D deficiency (i.e. phenytoin)
14) hypertension
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- obesity
- low Ca+2 intake, low Mg+2 intake, low K+ intake
- diet low in fruits & vegetables
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia
15) macular degeneration
- nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- diet low in antioxidants
16) osteoarthritis
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- obesity
17) osteoporosis
- nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- high-protein diet, low energy diet
- diet low in Ca+2, diet low in vitamin D
- dietary Na+
- alcohol
18) Parkinson's disease
- nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- sarcopenia, protein-calorie malutrition
19) rheumatoid arthritis
- nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- sarcopenia
- iron deficiency
- hypocalcemia, vitamin D deficiency
20) stroke
a) nutritionally-modifiable risk-factors:
- obesity
- hypercholesterolemia
b) nutritional sequellae of disease & or treatment
- protein-calorie malnutrition
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References
- Fiatarone Singh MA & Rosenberg IH, Nutrition and Aging,
In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine, 4th ed,, Hazzard et al (eds),
McGraw-Hill, NY, 1999, pg 90