Food and Nutrition

Diet-Related Disorders

11 Diet-Related Disorders: Our diet profoundly impacts our lives and is paramount for maintaining optimal health. Nutritional diseases encompass any ailments or conditions stemming from inadequate nutrient intake, leading to illness. As adults age, they become more susceptible to diet-related ailments such as hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. While older individuals often require dietary modifications to manage these conditions, it's essential to cater to their preferences when planning their diets. Tailoring diets for the elderly to their individual needs rather than imposing drastic changes is crucial. Nutritional diseases encompass various issues, including dietary deficiencies or excesses, obesity, eating disorders, and chronic diseases. Additionally, hereditary metabolic conditions treatable through dietary interventions, interactions between foods/nutrients and medications, food allergies/intolerances, and developmental abnormalities preventable by diet are all examples of nutritional diseases.

Themes covered:

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Food Allergies