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Dishing out special diets

LTC Nursing Assistant Trainer, September 27, 2006

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Nutrition-related diseases and conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension, are aggressively treated by diet, as well as medication. Special diets eliminate foods that residents should not eat because of disease or the discomfort they may cause. The following are examples of special diets offered to residents:

• Fiber-restricted and soft diets. Residents with digestive problems receive this type of diet.
• Residue-restricted diets. This diet eliminates foods that leave residue or small particles in the intestine after it is digested.
• Gastro esophageal (Anti-reflux) diets. This diet, eliminates foods that damage the esophagus.
• Bland diets. This diet contains foods mild in flavor and easy to digest.
• Fat-controlled diets. This is a low-fat, fat-free, or 50-gram fat diet. Residents with gall bladder disease follow this diet.
• Cholesterol-restricted diets. This diet is recommended for residents with heart disease.
• Sodium-restricted diets. Residents with heart disease or high blood pressure follow this diet.
• Calorie-restricted diets. The obese resident follows this weight loss diet.
• Diabetic diets. This diet controls the amount of sugar and carbohydrates a diabetic resident receives.

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