This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using commercially-prepared medical food ... (Read 50 times)

@Brianna17

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using commercially-prepared medical food supplements.

Question 2

Which condition is most commonly associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)?
 a. obesity
 b. high blood glucose
  c. celiac disease
 d. hypothyroidism
 e. anorexia



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

huda

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 304
Answer to Question 1

Commercial supplements are popular because of their convenience and also because patients and caregivers may be familiar with them due to direct-to-consumer marketing. However, acceptability and intake are highly individual. Patients receiving oral supplements frequently develop taste fatigue a few days after supplements are initiated, and supplement intake then decreases. It is also important to remember that merely providing supplemental feedings will not increase appetite.

Answer to Question 2

a




@Brianna17

  • Member
  • Posts: 550
Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


ttt030911

  • Member
  • Posts: 315
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.

Did you know?

The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.

Did you know?

Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.

Did you know?

It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.

Did you know?

Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library