(a) Formulate a diet order for a patient with gout in which the purin foods are eliminated.
(b) Formulate a diet order for an obese patient whose heart is more or less affected.
(c) List the foods of special value in the diet for emaciation. Write a diet order for day suitable for a patient (woman) weighing 110 pounds, whose normal weight is 135 pounds.
FOOTNOTES:
[156] “Food for the Sick,” p. 97, by Strouse and Perry.
[157] The amount of food must be limited, since overeating will precipitate an acute attack. It is best to limit the amount to about a maintenance allowance or a little more, temporarily.
[158] “Diet in Health and Disease,” by Freidenwald and Ruhräh.
[159] Ibid., p. 544.
[160] Boiled vegetable dinners must be prepared without fat meat and potatoes.
[161] Scientific investigation has proved that both carbohydrates and fats may be formed in the body from protein. Hence any excess above that required to keep the body in nitrogen equilibrium is utilized by the organism for fuel or stored as fat.