Cardiovascular Disease - Dyslipidemia: Pediatric/Paediatric
Nutrition Care Process
Last Updated: 2023-05-02
Target Group: All children(0-12 yr.), Youth(13-17 yr.)
Goals
Goals for a child with dyslipidemia should be determined in conjunction with the client and their caregiver, as appropriate, and should be specific to the individual. Goals that are set should be time-sensitive, easily measured and achievable by the nutrition intervention. Action- and outcome-related goals, along with both short-term and long-term goals may be set. Examples include:
- improve lipid profile by modifying diet and increasing physical activity to reduce the risk of CVD
- increase the