Medical Foods from Natural Sources (eBook)

Meera Kaur is Assistant Professor, Education and Clinical Dietitian at Seven Oak General Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Preface 6
Acknowledgments 8
Note on the Author 9
Contents 10
List of Figures 14
List of Tables 17
List of Abbreviations 20
Introduction 23
Introduction 23
Nutrition Support During Illness 28
Introduction 28
What Is Medical Food? 28
Routes of Delivering Enteral Nutrition Support 30
Methods of Enteral Tube Feeding 32
Patients Requiring Enteral Nutrition Support 33
Contraindication to Enteral Nutrition Support 34
Parenteral Nutrition 34
History of Enteral Nutrition 36
Types of Enteral Foods 37
Criteria for Evaluation of Enteral Foods 40
Processing of the Ingredients for Development of Enteral Foods 42
Ingredients of the Enteral Foods 50
Preparation of Enzyme-Rich Fiber- Regulated Flour 52
Introduction 52
Materials and Methods 53
Results and Discussion 63
Processing of Other Ingredi ents 73
Summary and Conclusion 75
Formulation of Enteral Foods 77
Introduction 77
Materials and Methods 79
Results and Discussion 88
Summary and Conclusion 109
Protein Quality Evaluation of Enteral Foods 111
Introduction 111
Materials and Methods 112
Results and Discussion 115
Summary and Conclusion 121
Shelf-Life Studies and Sensory Evaluation of Enteral Foods 122
Introduction 122
Materials and Methods 123
Results and Discussion 125
Summary and Conclusion 145
Clinical Trials on Disease-Specific Enteral Foods 146
Introduction 146
Materials and Methods 148
Results 156
Discussion 166
Summary and Conclusion 172
Clinical Outcome of General-Category Enteral Foods 173
Introduction 173
Clinical Outcome of Low-Cost General-Category Enteral Food ( GEF- LC) 173
Clinical Outcome of Ready-To-Eat General-Category Enteral Food ( GEF- RT) 179
Summary and Conclusion 184
General Summary and Conclusion 185
Summary and Conclusion 185
Implications for the Scientists and Healthcare Professionals 188
Extension to the Study 190
Appendix A 192
Appendix B Protocol for Clinical Trials on Enteral Foods 196
Appendix C Photographs Showing Varying Degree of TBSA Burns 201
References 202
Index 220