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Why is Nutrition Research Important? - Coggle Diagram
Why is Nutrition Research Important?
Nutrition (Nutrition Through the Life Cycle, Meal planning, Experimental Foods)
Figuring out what nutrients are missing and how that affects health
Putting together dietary guidelines and recommendations
Investigating how changes in diet can affect different aspects of health
Developing and testing new functional foods and dietary supplements
Medical (MNT, Advanced Nutrition)
Identifying what nutrients are missing and how they affect how a disease develops and how it ends
Developing personalized nutrition interventions for patients with different medical conditions
Studying how nutrition affects mental health and cognitive function
Studying the relationship between diet and chronic diseases (e.g.,diabetes, heart disease, and cancer)
Pharmacological (MNT, Advanced Nutrition)
How dietary supplements and functional foods can be used as extra treatments
Studying how drugs and nutrients work together
Developing how drugs affect nutrition and metabolism
Creating and testing new drugs and treatments for diseases related to nutrition
Social (Community Nutrition, Nutrition Education and Counseling)
Identifying the nutritional needs of various populations (e.g., elderly, low-income, ethnic minorities)
Developing how food policies and programs affect health and nutrition
Developing and evaluating nutrition education programs
Studying the impact of social determinants on diet and health outcomes