Nutritional Therapy
| Nutritional Therapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Nutritional Therapy |
| Short definition | Nutrigenomics - (pronounced) (NOO-trih-jeh-NOH mix) The study of how food affects a person's genes and how a person's genes affect the way the body responds to food. Nutrigenomics is used to learn more about how genes and diet together can affect a person's health and risk of developing diseases such as cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Nutritional Therapy - (pronounced) (noo-TRIH-shun THAYR-uh-pee) nutritional treatment. It involves checking a person's nutritional status and giving them the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease and cancer. It may involve simple changes in a person's diet or intravenous or tube feedings. Nutritional therapy can help patients recover faster and spend less time in the hospital. Also called medical nutrition therapy
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