Discuss a Medical Nutrition Therapy Project on a Therapeutic Diet.

Medical Nutrition Therapy Project on a Therapeutic DietAn important aspect of medical nutrition is explaining to patients the reasoning and the connection between a recommended therapeutic diet and their condition. By explaining this connection, research has shown an increase in patient compliance. Another important aspect of the education is being able to translate the recommendations into everyday meal planning. This project involves two specific parts.Part one involves researching and writing a research paper on the therapeutic diet. Only the therapeutic diets listed below can be used for this project. Once you determine the diet you want to write about start researching the information. Use only reliable resources! Reliable resources include medical associations and societies and disease specific associations. Examples of reliable resources include AMA, AHA, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, NIH, AAP, ADA. Examples of resources that are NOT reliable include Wikipedia, WebMD, magazine articles, drug specific websites, Huff Post. All resources used must have been written within the last 5 years to ensure information is current.