Nutrition for Health and Health Care

by Whitney, Eleanor Noss; Cataldo, Corinne Balog; DeBruyne, Linda Kelly; Rolfes, Sharon Rady

• ISBN13: 9780534515522
• ISBN10: 0534515525
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-26
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

1. Perspectives on Health and Nutrition. 2. Carbohydrates. 3. Lipids. 4. Proteins. 5. Digestion and Absorption. 6. Metabolism and Energy Balance. 7. Overweight, Underweight, and Weight Control. 8. The Vitamins. 9. Water and the Minerals. 10. Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Lactation. 11. Nutrition through the Life Span: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 12. Nutrition through the Life Span: Later Adulthood. 13. Nutrition and Nursing Assessment. 14. Nutrition Intervention. 15. Nutrition and Upper GI Disorders. 16. Nutrition and Lower GI Disorders. 17. Specialized Nutrition Support: Enteral Nutrition. 18. Specialized Nutrition Support: Parenteral Nutrition. 19. Nutrition in Severe Stress. 20. Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus. 21. Nutrition and Disorders of the Blood Vessels, Heart, and Lungs. 22. Nutrition and Renal Diseases. 23. Nutrition and Liver Disorders. 24. Nutrition, Cancer, and HIV Infection.

Table of Contents

PART ONE NUTRITION FOR HEALTH
Perspectives on Health and Nutrition	1	(30)
Finding the Truth about Nutrition	28	(3)
Carbohydrates	31	(21)
Nutrition and Dental Health	50	(2)
Lipids	52	(22)
Vegetarian Diets	71	(3)
Proteins and Amino Acids	74	(21)
Supplements and Ergogenic Aids Athletes Use	90	(5)
Digestion and Absorption	95	(23)
Food Safety	113	(5)
Metabolism and Energy Balance	118	(19)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism	133	(4)
Overweight, Underweight, and Weight Control	137	(29)
Eating Disorders	160	(6)
The Vitamins	166	(33)
Vitamin Supplements	196	(3)
Water and the Minerals	199	(30)
Replacing Fluid Losses: Sports Drinks and Rehydration Formulas	226	(3)
Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Infancy	229	(32)
Encouraging Successful Breastfeeding	258	(3)
Nutrition through the Life Span: Childhood and Adolescence	261	(28)
Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases	284	(5)
Nutrition through the Life Span: Later Adulthood	289	(23)
Food for Singles	309	(3)
PART TWO NUTRITION FOR HEALTHCARE
Nutrition and Nursing Assessments	312	(29)
Nutrition and Mental Health	338	(3)
Nutrition Intervention	341	(15)
Community Nutrition	353	(3)
Nutrition and Upper GI Tract Disorders	356	(23)
Helping People with Feeding Disabilities	374	(5)
Nutrition and Lower GI Tract Disorders	379	(27)
Food and Foodservice in the Hospital	402	(4)
Enteral Formulas	406	(23)
Nutrition and Cost-Conscious Health Care	424	(5)
Parenteral Nutrition	429	(19)
Ethical Issues in Nutrition Care	444	(4)
Nutrition in Servere Stress	448	(16)
Intestinal Immunity and Stress	461	(3)
Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus	464	(31)
Mastering Diabetes Control	492	(3)
Nutrition and Diorders of the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Lungs	495	(24)
Free Radicals, Antixidants, and CHD	517	(2)
Nutrition and Renal Diseases	519	(23)
Dialysis and Nutrition	539	(3)
Nutrition and Liver Disorders	542	(20)
Nutrition and Alcohol Abuse	558	(4)
Nutrition, Cancer, and HIV Infection	562
Alternative Therapies	585
Appendix A Table of Food Composition
Appendix B Canada: Recommendations, Choice System, and Labels
Appendix C United States: Recommendations and Exchanges World Health Organization: Recommendations
Appendix D Nutrition Resources
Appendix E Nutrition Assessment: Supplemental Information
Appendix F Aids to Calculation
Appendix G Enteral Formulas
Appendix H Answers to Self Check Questions
Glossary
Index