Integrated Nutritional Assessment and Treatment in Family Practice: Optimizing Outcomes for Promoting Health and Interactive Disease Management

Authors

  • mohammed yousef alyousef Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia , king saud university medical city
  • Mohammed Gaithan M Alshehri Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Ministry Of Health ,Jazan Specialized Hospil
  • Azhar Mohammed Alfaifi Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia , Anu arish general hospital in jazan
  • Ali Abdullah Saad Alqahtani Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia , King Saud University Medical City
  • ‪Najah Dhaher Alanzi Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia , Aldefaa primary health care, Senior Registrar Family Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64483/jmph-44

Keywords:

nutritional assessment, family medicine, chronic disease, individualized nutrition, dietary recommendations.

Abstract

Integrated nutrition assessment and management in family medicine are new approaches to preventing and managing chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. They include, but are not limited to, complete dietary assessments, specific dietary recommendations for the individual patient, and behavioral strategies for the best patient care outcome. Family doctors can utilize, but not limited to, dietary recall, biomarkers and telehealth to tailor their interventions towards an individuals needs while considering dietary deficiencies and lifestyle factors. The paper will summarize the effectiveness of the integrated nutritional approaches in managing chronic disease, including cardiovascular health through Mediterranean diets and diabetes management through low-carbohydrate diets. The paper will examine the strategies in the clinic, including how to support weight management through nutritional counselling and consult, as well as limitations and barriers, such as inequity, in patient adherence, and clinician education. Ethical considerations, historical inequity, inequitable access to dietary services, in addition to future goals for research in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) based nutritional planning and telehealth strategies are explored. The paper reveals how an integrated "nutritional management" approach supports chronic disease prevention and treatment with lasting health gains made in the field of primary care.

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2024-12-25

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alyousef, mohammed yousef, Alshehri , M. G. M., Alfaifi, A. M., Alqahtani, A. A. S., & Alanzi, ‪Najah D. (2024). Integrated Nutritional Assessment and Treatment in Family Practice: Optimizing Outcomes for Promoting Health and Interactive Disease Management. Saudi Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 1(1), 75–84. https://doi.org/10.64483/jmph-44

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