Nutrition & diet therapy / Ruth A. Roth.

Previous ed.: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-585) and index.

Fundamentals of nutrition -- The relationship of nutrition and health -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids (fats) -- Proteins -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Water -- Achieving health through good nutrition -- Foodborne illnesses and allergies -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition during infancy -- Nutrition for children and adolescents -- Nutrition during young and middle adulthood -- Nutrition during late adulthood -- Medical nutrition therapy -- Weight management across the life cycle -- Diet and diabetes mellitus -- Diet and cardiovascular disease -- Diet and renal disease -- Diet and gastrointestinal problems -- Diet and cancer -- Diet and clients with special needs -- Nutritional care of clients.

Nutrition & Diet Therapy, Eleventh Edition, is an introduction to the essentials of nutrition concepts, good health, and client care that will provide you with a solid foundation in nutrition. This book is organized around three simple concepts. Section one covers the fundamentals of nutrition; Section two explains how to maintain good health through nutrition; and Section 3 addresses the nutrition therapy concepts nurses need to know. This text is a good resource for helping clients move toward better health through nutritional awareness.