Nutrition and Diet Therapy

by DeBruyne, Linda Kelly; Whitney, Eleanor Noss; Pinna, Kathryn

• ISBN13: 9780495387190
• ISBN10: 0495387193
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-20
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY is the only text organized by diets rather than by organ systems or disease states and distinguishes itself through rich pedagogical features that will help you begin to the learn the skills needed to be successful in your future careers. It provides core nutrition concepts and up-to-date clinical content at a level that is accessible to the range of health care team members who are responsible for a client?s nutrition needs. The text provides the basic facts and a wealth of practical information you will need for your future career in nutrition care.

Table of Contents

Overview of Nutrition and Health

Nutrition in Practice: Finding the Truth about Nutrition

Carbohydrates

Nutrition in Practice: Dental Health

Lipids

Nutrition in Practice: Figuring Out Fats

Proteins and Amino Acids

Nutrition in Practice: Vegetarian Diets

Digestion and Absorption

Nutrition in Practice: Food Safety

Metabolism, Energy Balance, and Body Composition

Nutrition in Practice: Eating Disorders

Overweight, Underweight, and Weight Management

Nutrition in Practice: Fad Diets

The Vitamins

Nutrition in Practice: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods

Water and the Minerals

Nutrition in Practice: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Fitness and Nutrition

Nutrition in Practice: Supplements and Performance Enhancing Aids Athletes Use

Nutrition Throughout Life

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Lactation

Nutrition in Practice: Encouraging Successful Breastfeeding

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Nutrition in Practice: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Disease

Nutrition Through the Life Span: Later Adulthood

Nutrition in Practice: Hunger and Community Nutrition

Nutrition In Health Care

Illness and Nutrition Care

Nutrition in Practice: Nutritional Genomics

Medications, Herbal Remedies, and Diet-Drug Interactions

Nutrition in Practice: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Specialized Nutrition Support: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Nutrition in Practice: Enteral Formulas for Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Consistency-Modified and Other Diets for Upper GI Disorders

Nutrition in Practice: Helping People with Feeding Disabilities

Fiber-Modified Diets for Lower GI Tract Disorders

Nutrition in Practice: Probiotics and Intestinal Health

Carbohydrate- and Fat-Modified Diets for Malabsorption and Diseases of the Pancreas

Nutrition in Practice: Anemia in Illness

Fat-, Protein-, and Energy-Modified Diets for Diseases of the Liver, and Gallbladder

Nutrition in Practice: Alcohol in Health and Disease

Carbohydrate-Modified Diets for Diabetes Mellitus

Nutrition in Practice: Glycemic

Index

Fat-Controlled, Mineral-Modified Diets for Cardiovascular Diseases

Nutrition in Practice: The Metabolic Syndrome

Protein-, Mineral-, and Fluid-Modified Diets for Kidney Diseases

Nutrition in Practice: Dialysis

Energy- and Protein-Modified Diets for Metabolic and Respiratory Stress

Nutrition in Practice: Multiple Organ Failure

Energy- and Protein-Modified Diets for Wasting Syndrome

Nutrition in Practice: Ethical Issues in Nutrition Care

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