Medical nutritional therapy for obesity.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2011.03.006
- Author:
Kang YU
1
;
Yan-ping LIU
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Nutrition, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. yuk2004@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Bariatric Surgery;
methods;
Humans;
Nutritional Support;
Obesity;
diet therapy;
surgery
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2011;33(3):239-242
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Medical nutritional therapy (MNT) is an effective approach for the long-term weight control in obese patients. This review describes the processes and principles of MNT, nutritional assessment Methods, types of diets, and nutrients allowance for obesity management, and also introduces the nutritional intervention for bariatric surgery.
