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A Gormican

Publications and source records attributed to A Gormican.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1981

Audit of dietary care shows better documentation needed.

A medical record audit of dietary prescriptions for sodium restriction examined the appropriateness of initial and discharge orders, the provision of patient dietary instruction, and the documentation of nutritional care.

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PubMed1980

Influencing food acceptance in anorexic cancer patients.

Poor appetite seen in adult and pediatric cancer patients may respond to changes in the temperature, flavor, and consistency of foods, to timing of meal service, and to other dietetic maneuvers. Maximizing food intake for inpatients and outpatients by anticipating probable changes in food acceptance during various therapies can help to increase tolerance to therapy, stabilize weight, and perhaps prevent or delay more heroic means of nutritional intervention.

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PubMed1980

Relationships of maternal weight gain, prepregnancy weight, and infant birthweight. Interaction of weight factors in pregnancy.

A study of the effects of restricted vs. unrestricted maternal caloric intakes upon infant birthweights was conducted in a large, middle-class, private obstetrical practice in Madison. Wis. Comparison of data relating to 602 pregnancies showed that increases in maternal weight gain accompanied significant and desirable increases in infant birthweight. Findings in this study support the statement of the Food and Nutrition Board that caloric restriction during pregnancy may be undesirable and probably is detrimental to the newborn.

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PubMed1977

Taste acuity and food attitudes of selected patients with cancer.

Patients with cancer may display taste abnormalities. In this study, abnormalities observed before treatment involved decreased salt and sweet sensitivity. For some thresholds, greater abnormalities were observed among men and women, among patients with colon cancer than among those with breast cancer, and among those with a greater extent of disease. Observations of slight increases in thresholds for sour detection and bitter recognition during the early treatment period and normalization of high sweet recognition thresholds after two weeks of treatment suggest that additional changes in taste acuity may accompany short-term treatment with 5'fluorouracil. However, absence of a correlation of taste changes with changes in food preferences points to the role of other factors in determining patients' food preferences during such treatment. Consideration of the incidence of taste abnormalities in these groups of patients with cancer and observation of altered food attitudes among patients receiving 5-fluorouracil does provide a basis for general recommendations for serving foods which will appeal to these patients.

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PubMed1976

Out-patient dietary management in the Prader-Willi syndrome.

Dietary adherence of eight children with the Prader-Willi syndrome was studied in the home environment. Weight changes were recorded at two-week intervals, and measured two-week dietary records were completed twice during the study by the parents of seven of the children. An eighth child was similarly followed for three months, and one dietary record was obtained. Calories, protein, fat, and carbohydrate contents were calculated, and related to recorded weight changes to determine which diets were most practical in controlling weight gain. Caloric requirements of children with the Prader-Willi syndrome appear to be much lower than those of healthy, active children of comparable ages. Age, degree of obesity, familial relationships, and probably, composition of the diet influenced the effectiveness of a given diet. Each family designed a diet which took into consideration the family's eating habits, as well as the needs of the Prader-Willi child. Frequent contact with the dietitian enabled each family to try new food preparation ideas. The effectiveness and acceptability of a low caloric, very low-carbohydrate diet should be tested over long periods in Prader-Willi children whose obesity is being managed in a non-institution setting.

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