TitleNutrition for health and health care / Ellie Whitney ... [et al.]
ImprintBelmont : Wadsworth, 2011
Edition 4th ed. (International edition)
Descript xxi, 672, [185] p. : ill. (col.) ; 28 cm

CONTENT

Overview of nutrition and health. Nutrition in practice: finding the truth about nutrition. -- Digestion and absorption. Nutrition in practice: food safety. -- Carbohydrates. Nutrition in practice: The glycemic index in nutrition in practice. -- Lipids. Nutrition in practice: figuring out fats. -- Protein. Nutrition in practice: vegetarian diets. -- Energy balance and body composition. Nutrition in practice: fad diets. -- Weight management: overweight and underweight. Nutrition in practice: eating disorders. -- The vitamins. Nutrition in practice: phytochemicals and functional foods. -- Water and the minerals. Nutrition in practice: vitamin and mineral supplements. -- Nutrition through the life span: pregnancy and infancy. Nutrition in practice: encouraging successful breastfeeding. -- Nutrition though the life span: childhood and adolescence. Nutrition in practice: childhood obesity and the early development of chronic diseases. -- Nutrition through the life span: later adulthood. Nutrition in practice: hunger and community nutrition. -- Nutrition care and assessment. Nutrition in practice: nutritional genomics. -- Nutrition intervention and diet-drug interactions. Nutrition in practice: complementary and alternative therapies. -- Enteral and parenteral nutrition support. Nutrition in practice: inborn errors of metabolism.-- Nutrition in metabolic and respiratory stress. Nutrition in practice: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. -- Nutrition and upper gastrointestinal disorders. Nutrition in practice: nutrition and oral health. -- Nutrition and lower gastrointestinal disorders. Nutrition in practice: probiotics and intestinal health. -- Nutrition and liver diseases. Nutrition in practice: alcohol in health and disease. -- Nutrition and diabetes mellitus. Nutrition in practice: metabolic syndrome. -- Nutrition and disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Nutrition in practice: helping people with feeding disabilities. -- Nutrition and renal diseases. Dialysis. -- Nutrition, cancer, and HIV infection. Ethical issue in nutrition care


SUBJECT

  1. Nutrition
  2. Nutritional Sciences
  3. Nutrition Disorders
  4. Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  5. Nutrition Therapy

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Medicine LibraryQU145 N976 2011 CHECK SHELVES
Dentistry LibraryQP141.N894,2011 CHECK SHELVES
Pharmaceutical Sciences LibraryQP143 N894 2011 CHECK SHELVES