What is the importance of a balanced therapeutic diet?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Maintaining nutritional balance while modifying the diet according to the disease
A balanced therapeutic diet is adjusted to the patient’s disease, symptoms, digestion, and nutrient needs, but it must still provide adequate energy, protein, vitamins, minerals, and fluids. Therefore, the correct answer is B: the diet is modified appropriately without losing overall nutritional balance. It is not limited to sweets, expensive foods, or unnecessary fasting.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Maintaining nutritional balance while modifying the diet according to the disease
Why is this the correct answer?
A balanced therapeutic diet is adjusted to the patient’s disease, symptoms, digestion, and nutrient needs, but it must still provide adequate energy, protein, vitamins, minerals, and fluids. Therefore, the correct answer is B: the diet is modified appropriately without losing overall nutritional balance. It is not limited to sweets, expensive foods, or unnecessary fasting.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Home Science question. Chapter: Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics.
