______ diets include both clear liquids and full liquids, but both are nutritionally inadequate and should be used only for short periods of time.

A ____ diet is similar to a regular diet, but most foods require little chewing and be easy to digest. This diet is best for patients with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

In this condition, the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin to metabolize carbohydrates and should be on what type of diet?

True/False

Calorie-controlled diets include both low-calorie and high-calorie diets.

A ___ ___________ diet restricts foods that contain cholesterol and usually limits fats to less than 50 grams daily.

A ___ __________ diet usually limits fats to less than 50 gram daily and are used for obese patients or patients who have gallbladder and liver disease.

Patients on a ______ __________ diet should avoid or limit adding salt to food and avoid smoked meats or fish, processed foods, pickles, olives, sauerkraut, and some processed cheeses. This diet reduces salt intake for patient who have cardiovascular diseases (such as hypertension or congestive heart failure), kidney disease, and edema (retention of fluids).

A _______ diet includes meats, fish, milk, cheeses, and eggs which could be decreased or increased based upon the patients needs.

A _____ diet consists of easily digested foods that do not irritate the digestive tract.

_____ diets provide at least 30 grams of fiber without seeds or nuts and are used to stimulate activity in the digestive tract.

True/False

Normal diets are modifications of the therapeutic diet and are used to improve specific health conditions.