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Measurement of the amount of heat produced during metabolism is how energy content of food is measured.<br />Heat is measured by a unit called a kilocalorie (kcal) or just **Calories**.<br /><br />Foods vary in the amount of energy they contain:<br />Carbohydrate, protein **4** calories/gram<br />Fat **9** calories/gram<br /><br />Individual Caloric Requirements:<br />The number of calories needed by the body in a 24-hour period.<br />Vary from person to person depending on **activity level**, age, **occupation**, sex, physical condition, and climate.<br />Usually, the amount of physical activity is the **main** factor determining caloric needs.<br /><br />Therapeutic diets:<br />Anorexia or **loss** of **appetite**. Patients experience **stress**, illness, **trauma**, and other factors.<br /><br />Soft diet - similar to a **regular diet**, but foods must require little **chewing** and be easy to **digest**.<br /><br />Diabetic diet - used for patients with **diabetes mellitus**.<br /><br />Calorie-controlled diets include both **low-calorie** and **high-calorie** foods.<br /><br />Low cholesterol diet - **restricts** foods that contain **cholesterol**, such as meats, **eggs**, and **dairy**.<br /><br />Fat-restricted diets are used for **obese** patients or patients with **gallbladder** and **liver** disease or **atherosclerosis**.<br /><br />Sodium-restricted diets avoid or limit **salt**.<br /><br />Protein diets - low protein used for patients who have **liver** or kidney disease.<br />High protein diet - usually for **growing** adolescents or pregnant and **lactating** mothers, etc.<br /><br />Bland diet - easily **digested** foods that do not **irritate** the digestive tract. Foods to avoid are **spicy** foods.<br />Used on patients with **ulcers** and **colitis**.<br />