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Nutrition in liver disease

Presented from India by Dr. Daphnee D K

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In liver disease, moderate protein intake helps prevent excessive ammonia production, supporting liver function. A balanced diet with controlled carbohydrates and healthy fats aids energy production and avoids excessive stress on the liver. Proper vitamin and mineral supplementation address...

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The webinar focuses on the learning objectives related to malnutrition in liver disease, including prevalence, causes, patterns, and consequences. It aims to help healthcare professionals recognize nutrition problems and understand the pathophysiology behind sarcopenia in liver disease, and learn to use nutrition screening and assessment tools to determine the risk of poor clinical outcomes due to sarcopenia. Treatment strategies to optimize patients with liver disease were discussed.

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Dr. Daphnee D K

Chief Clinical Dietitian Apollo Hospitals, Chennai Head, Dept of Dietetics, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr.Daphnee has 25 years of Clinical Experience at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai. She has a PhD in Clinical Nutrition her Area of Research: Analysis of nutritional deficits in Indian adult patients with end stage liver disease influence of nutritional support on peri and post liver transplant outcomes. She has been awarded CMO Asia award 2017, for Best quality initiative in Healthcare (Combating Hospital Malnutrition: An Indian Perspective) at Le Meridien, Singapore, Sentosa and Apollo Clinical Excellence award 2018, for being instrumental in the development and implementation of Digital Dietitian Module to digitalize the nutrition care process towards paperless hospital. She has few national and international publications and also reviewed journal of enteral and parenteral Nutrition. Also Course Director: Apollo Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Internship Program, Member of Board of Studies, University of Madras.