Ruth Leyse-Wallace, PhD, RD
Linking Nutrition to Mental Health:
A Scientific Exploration
byRuth Leyse-Wallace PhD, RD
Citation: Leyse-Wallace, Ruth. Linking Nutrition to Mental Health: A Scientific Exploration. iUniverse, Inc. Lincoln NE, 2008.
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Stages of Nutritional Injury
|
Healthy or
Possible Risk of Nutritional Injury (Genetics:Genotype Host:Phenotype Environment: Agents) |
Stage I
Diminishing Reserves/ Building Excess
Stage II
Reserves Exhausted |
Stage III
Physiologic and Metabolic Alterations |
Stage IV
Nonspecific Signs and Symptoms |
Stage V
Illness |
Stage VI
Permanent Damage |
|
Stage 0 Examples of Conditions Family history of diabetes, alcoholism, celiac disease, bipolar disease |
Stages 1 and 2 Omits food groups due to allergies and/or preferences Eats 1 meal/day Use mega-dose supplements Fad diet use |
Stage 3 Wt gain/loss in past 3-6 months High Chol, Glu, Hcy Relevant score on ED assessment |
Stage 4 Fatigue Headaches Irritability Trouble concentrating Oral lesions Nausea Diarrhea Poor appetite |
Stage 5 Metabolic Syndrome Bulimia Gestational diabetes Alcohol dependence Medication with Nutrient-Drug interaction |
Stage 6 Bariatric surgery Dementia Phenylketonuria Xerosis with ulceration Vit-A blindness Pernicious anemia |
| Examples of Nutrients: Regular alcohol intake, | Protein, Carbohydrate, Vit A, D, Fol, E, C, Iron, CA | Low Fol, Vit B12, C, Iron, Ess. Fatty Acids, Hi Trig,Chol, Hcy |
B-Vit deficiency Low carb intake Insufficient or excess Calorie intake |
Low Vit, Min intake MAOI Medication Lactose intolerance | Vit B12, A, Phenylalanine |
Adapted with permission from Guillermo Arroyave. Arroyave G. Genetic and Biologic Variability in Human Nutrient Requirements. Young R & Scrimshaw NS. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1979; 32:486-500.
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