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javeds

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Explain the role nutrition therapy plays in the treatment of cancer.

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Elizabeth is a pregnant patient who tells her physician that she has been following a low-carbohydrate diet so that she does not gain too much weight during pregnancy. Her physician recommends including carbohydrates into her diet. What purpose do carbohydrates serve during pregnancy?
 A) They provide fuel for the fetal brain.
  B) They support blood flow to the placenta.
  C) They prevent neural tube defects.
  D) They support fetal lung development prior to birth.


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The goals of nutrition therapy for cancer patients are to maintain a healthy weight, preserve muscle tissue, prevent or correct nutrient deficiencies, and provide a diet that patients can tolerate and enjoy despite the complications of illness. Appropriate nutrition care helps patients preserve their strength and improves recovery after stressful cancer treatments. Moreover, malnourished cancer patients develop more complications and have shorter survival times than patients who maintain good nutrition status. For patients at risk of weight loss and wasting, the focus of nutrition care is to ensure appropriate intakes of protein and energy. Protein requirements are often between 1.0 and 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight daily and may be somewhat higher in critically ill patients. Patients should consume adequate energy to prevent weight loss; those who cannot eat enough food may be able to meet their needs by supplementing the diet with nutrient-dense oral supplements. Tube feedings or parenteral nutrition may be necessary for patients who develop complications that interfere with food intake or have long-term or permanent GI impairment. Whenever possible, enteral nutrition is strongly preferred over parenteral nutrition, to preserve GI function and avoid infection.

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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