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Nutrition Prescription
Detailed, individualized description of a client's nutrient needs that anchors the nutrition intervention plan.
Typically specifies energy, protein, and fluid targets, plus disease-specific nutrients such as carbohydrate in diabetes, potassium in renal disease, or sodium in hypertension. The nutrition prescription is set against a comparative standard (e.g., 25 to 30 kcal/kg body weight) and updated as the client's clinical status changes.
How one textbook covers it
Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16th ed. — Chapter 9
Typically specifies energy, protein, and fluid targets, plus disease-specific nutrients such as carbohydrate in diabetes, potassium in renal disease, or sodium in hypertension. The nutrition prescription is set against a comparative standard (e.g., 25 to 30 kcal/kg body weight) and updated as the client's clinical status changes.
Related terms
Comparative Standards, MNT, Nutrition Intervention