title: Nutritional management of patients with chemosensory disturbances.
abstract: The effect of a chemosensory disturbance on nutrition and quality of life is not clear and may show individual variance. It is important for the clinician to become sensitive to this relationship and pursue appropriate nutritional management. Nutritional management of an individual with a chemosensory disorder requires nutritional assessment with appropriate dietary intake measurements, dietary and weight history, food behavior questions, and anthropometric measures. A registered dietitian can identify potential nutritional problems and provide guidance for weight control, dietary modification, and use of food-related compensatory mechanisms to maintain the nutritional status and quality of life in the person suffering from chemosensory disturbances.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferris
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012903:Smell; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy*