Abstract
In the last 20 years, telenutrition has gained popularity and visibility. This term refers to the incorporation of tools and skills of telecommunication into nutritional management. Telenutrition already had many reported uses even before the COVID-19 pandemic. In the present chapter, Telenutrition will be addressed considering important aspects such as differences with traditional care, the most relevant findings in pathologies relevant to the area, some suggestions for tools and marketing, as well as some ethical aspects.
TopMain Focus Of The Chapter
Telenutrition has been growing in the last twenty years, being used more and more and even being something common; making it clear that Telenutrition did not come with the Covid-19 pandemic, but that it has been evolving in recent years. This increase may be related to the use of technology, constant improvements in telecommunications, without neglecting that we live in a globalized world. Telenutrition has already reached us, and for Nutrition professionals to become more competitive, adapt to new ways of communicating, and acquire tools that favor a better relationship with patients/clients, it is necessary to have a guide to how it works. This chapter will discuss the main uses, the differences in patient management, and the recommendations of some tools, marketing use, and the non-recommended aspects, which will be analyzed, ending with the ethical aspect for a better understanding and correct use of Telenutrition.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Food Plan: Nutritional treatment that is given to patients individually, according to the interpretation of anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical, and dietary as a diagnosis.
Anthropometry: A set of body measurements that serve us in nutrition to determine the body composition of patients.
Bioethics: A form of behavior based on moral values and qualities applied to biological and health sciences.
E-Nutrition: Refers to nutritional management exclusive by internet tools
Nutritional Care Process: It is a guide to the parameters that are required to work with patients, the most used model is made up of 4 aspects: assessment and reassessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring.
Obesity: A disease characterized by excess weight due to adipose tissue, the most widely used indicator of which is a BMI greater than 25.
Digital Marketing: It is the application of marketing strategies and techniques carried out through digital media.
Diet: Total food is eaten throughout the day.
Stigma: Beliefs, attitudes, discourses, images, words, etc.; used to mark or signaling a person, for example, patients with obesity called “fat”.