Nutrition & Diet Therapy

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Author: Ruth A. Roth

ISBN-10: 1435486293

ISBN-13: 9781435486294

Category: Dietetics

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This introductory normal and clinical nutrition text is perfect for those seeking a broad, introduction to nutrition concepts presents nutrition at a basic, applied level, with little detailed physiology or biochemistry. NEW TO THE EDITION: In The News segments connect current events and headlines with nutrition & diet therapy concepts. Fully updated to the most recent dietary standards. Significant revisions to the management of diabetes to reflect new standards and treatments. On-line Companion available on-line for both students and instructors. Instructors may access teaching resources, as well as a library of additional cases for use in the classroom. Free CD-ROM at the back of the book that contains Flashcard software that reviews concepts on achapter-by-chapter basis. Web Activities in every chapter provide opportunities for students to explore nutrition concepts and resources on the Internet.

SECTION1: FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION. 1.The Relationship of Food and Health. 2.Planning a Healthy Diet. 3.Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism. 4.Carbohydrates. 5.Lipids. 6.Proteins. 7.Vitamins. 8.Minerals. 9.Water. SECTION 2: MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH THROUGH GOOD NUTRITION. 10.Food-Related Illnesses and Allergies. 11.Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation. 12.Diet During Infancy. 13.Diet During Childhood and Adolescence. 14.Diet During Young and Middle Adulthood. 15.Diet During Late Adulthood. SECTION 3: MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY. 16.Diet and Weight Control. 17.Diet and Diabetes Melitus. 18.Diet & Cardiovascular Disease. 19.Diet and Renal Disease. 20. Diet and Gastrointestinal Problems. 21.Diet and Cancer. 22.Diet and Surgery, Entreal and Parenteral Nutrition, Burns, Infaction, and AIDS. 23.Nutritional Care of Clients.