Diet
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Diet. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Diet.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Caloric Restriction - Reduction in caloric intake without reduction in adequate nutrition. In experimental animals, calori...
Diabetic Diet - A diet prescribed in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, usually limited in the amount of sugar or r...
Diet - Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. This does not include DIET THER...
Diet Fads - Diets which become fashionable, but which are not necessarily nutritious.(Lehninger 1982, page 484)...
Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted - A diet that contains limited amounts of CARBOHYDRATES. This is in distinction to a regular DIET....
Diet, Fat-Restricted - A diet that contains limited amounts of fat with less than 30% of calories from all fats and less th...
Diet, Gluten-Free - A diet which is devoid of GLUTENS from WHEAT; BARLEY; RYE; and other wheat-related varieties. The di...
Diet, Macrobiotic - An approach to nutrition based on whole cereal grains, beans, cooked vegetables and the Chinese YIN-...
Diet, Mediterranean - A diet typical of the Mediterranean region characterized by a pattern high in fruits and vegetables,...
Diet, Protein-Restricted - A diet that contains limited amounts of protein. It is prescribed in some cases to slow the progress...
Diet, Reducing - A diet designed to cause an individual to lose weight....
Diet, Sodium-Restricted - A diet which contains very little sodium chloride. It is prescribed by some for hypertension and for...
Diet, Vegetarian - Dietary practice of completely avoiding meat products in their DIET, consuming vegetables, grains, a...
Energy Intake - Total number of calories taken in daily whether ingested or by parenteral routes....
Ketogenic Diet - A course of food intake that is high in FATS and low in CARBOHYDRATES. This diet provides sufficient...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
