The Rationale, Feasibility, and Optimal Training of the Non-Physician Medical Nutrition Scientist

Table 1

Case modules for nutrition, obesity, and comorbidities.

Critical care	Obese patient with abdominal gunshot wounds and sepsis
Endocrinology	Type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, and anemia of chronic disease
Metabolic	Type II diabetes, obesity, neuropathy, gout, and sarcopenia
Neoplasia	Postmenopausal uterine cancer
Gastroenterology	Intestinal permeability in inflammatory bowel disease
Liver disease	Nonalcoholic hepatosteatosis (NASH) and metabolic syndrome
Cardiology	Atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy, and congestive heart failure
Pulmonary disease	Asthma in an obese young adult
Nephrology	Diabetes, arterial calcification, and osteodystrophy in kidney failure
Neurology	Alzheimer’s disease in a formerly obese man
Bone disease	Osteoporosis in a formerly lean elderly man
Bariatric surgery	Neurological complications following bariatric surgery

Case modules have been developed to illustrate complications of metabolic dysregulations associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Patient information with results of imaging and diagnostic testing is presented, followed by a series of questions on the actions of dietary components in the pathophysiology. Resources include an extensive review of the literature linking nutrients with disease pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment.