Welcome to Nutrition Expert Articles - Nestlé Nutrition's educational resource where clinicans can read about the latest nutritional developments, authored by leading nutrition experts.
Robert Martindale MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
March 2007
Traditionally, nutrients have been viewed as a means to provide humans with basic calories to maintain homeostasis. Of these, fat has been the substrate that provides the most concentrated source of calories, while providing essential fatty acids and assisting in the luminal absorption of fat soluble vitamins.
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Traditionally, nutrients have been viewed as a means to provide humans with basic calories to maintain homeostasis. Of these, fat has been the substrate that provides the most concentrated source of calories, while providing essential fatty acids and assisting in the luminal absorption of fat soluble vitamins.
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The number of children with special health care needs is increasing due to medical advances, early disease identification and improved nutritional interventions. Children with special health care needs often require individualized nutrition care in order to grow and develop to their full potential. This article will identify common nutrition challenges and highlight nutrition assessment parameters used in evaluating children with special healthcare needs, particularly those children with developmental delays. The potential benefits of whey-based formulas in the nutritional management of this population are then presented.
Clinical experts in intensive care medicine and nutrition and published studies in medical literature have determined that for critically ill patients, administering nutrients at quantities less than calculated metabolic expenditure may significantly improve outcomes.
Clinicians may anticipate increased interest in the role of food and nutrient intake relative to a pressure ulcer prevention protocol. A review of current guidelines does not reveal specific nutrient recommendations as part of a pressure ulcer prevention protocol other than to optimize nutrient intake for those who have inadequate intake. Refining screening and referral systems to identify patients who would benefit from nutrition intervention, then optimizing nutrient intake may prove beneficial.