Need any specific tool |
No (just the
list of food substitutes) |
Software that calculates the nutrients for the RDN |
A double-side
software for both patient and RDN that provide self-monitoring,
telemedicine and calculate the nutrients at the same time |
The accuracy to provide the requirements |
Acceptable |
High |
High |
Can consider macronutrients |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can consider micronutrients |
No (or few) |
Yes |
Yes |
Database requirement |
Not necessary |
required |
required |
Need education |
Need to educate the list of food substitutes |
Don’t need any specific education |
Need to educate the nutrients and
the way of using software |
Duration of education |
10-20 minutes |
Less than 5 minutes |
10-20 minutes |
Can consider mixed foods |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Freedom to choose the foods |
According to the list of food
substitutes |
Between suggested foods |
Entirely |
Can be used for special diets that require limitation in some
nutrients |
No (the list of food substitutes will be changed) |
Yes |
Yes |
Time to review patients record and design a 1-week diet |
45-120 minutes (without using prepared diets) |
45-120 minutes (without
using prepared diets) |
5-10 minutes |
Best usage |
public health and healthy diet educations |
Designing diet for patients who are not able to choose between foods and
need a fixed diet (elder population) |
Designing diet for patients who
can choose between foods (younger population) |