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Comfort eating
Often when food is eaten, it is not just for the nutritional content or to appease hunger, but also for social or psychological reasons. Comfort…
27 Oct 2007
Atypical Antipsychotics
Atypical antipsychotics are a groups of medicines used to treat psychoses in schizophrenia and dementia, acute mania and severe behavioural disorders.
25 Oct 2007
Nutrition in the Mature Woman
Nutritional status in old age is as important as in any other stage of the life cycle. Some physiological changes that occur as part of…
06 Sep 2007
Dialysis
Dialysis is a treatment to artificially filter and remove waste from the blood in people with kidney disease, including kidney failure or renal failure.
03 Sep 2007
Fatty Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an accumulation of fatty deposits in the liver, causing cirrhosis. It is diagnosed by liver function tests.
14 Aug 2007
Cardiac Exercise with Heart Disease
Exercise is an important health strategy for people with heart problems. It helps to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol and diabetes risk.
14 Aug 2007
An Introduction to Obesity Treatments
Methods for weight loss include reducing calorie intake, increasing physical activity, behaviour therapy as well as pharmacological (drug) and surgical treatments for obesity.
09 Aug 2007
Lifestyle Changes for Obesity and Weight Loss
Lifestyle modification, with a reduction of energy intake and an increase in physical activity, is essential in all treatment strategies for obesity and weight loss.
01 Aug 2007
Glycaemic Load (GL)
The glycaemic load (GL) is an extension of the GI, taking into account the quantity of carbohydrates as well. The GL is obtained by multiplying…
02 Jul 2007
