Diets of Altered Consistency

Abstract

Sometimes oral feeding is not possible, under such circumstances special feeding methods such as enteral feeding (provision of liquid formula diet delivered via nasogastric feeding tube) and parenteral feeding (fluids containing water, glucose, amino acids, minerals, vitamins given through the peripheral and central veins) is recommended. Here we have just introduced to you some common dietary modifications. A detail review on modified therapeutic diets in different disease conditions will be presented later in the units.