Williams' essentials of nutrition and diet therapy /
Essentials of nutrition and diet therapy
Joyce Gilbert, Eleanor D. Schlenker.
- 13e.
- xiii, 496 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 28 cm
Previous edition: published as by Eleanor Schlenker, Joyce Ann Gilbert. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Introduction to human nutrition. Nutrition and health / Eleanor D. Schlenker ; Digestion, absorption, and metabolism / Joyce Gilbert ; Carbohydrates / Joyce Gilbert ; Lipids / Joyce Gilbert ; Proteins / Eleanor D. Schlenker ; Vitamins / Joyce Gilbert ; Minerals and water / Eleanor D. Schlenker ; Energy balance / Joyce Gilbert Part 2. Community nutrition and the life cycle. Food selection and food safety / Joyce Gilbert ; Community nutrition : promoting healthy eating / Joyce Gilbert ; Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation / Dorothy Chen-Maynard ; Nutrition for normal growth and development / Dorothy Chen-Maynard ; Nutrition for aging adults / Eleanor D. Schlenker ; Nutrition and physical fitness / Joyce Gilbert Part 3. Introduction to clinical nutrition. Nutrition assessment and nutrition therapy in patient care / Joyce Gilbert ; Metabolic stress / Joyce Gilbert ; Drug-nutrient interactions / Joyce Gilbert ; Nutrition support : enteral and parenteral nutrition / Pamela Charney ; Gastrointestinal diseases / Dorothy Chen-Maynard ; Diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs / Joyce Gilbert ; Diabetes mellitus / Joyce Gilbert ; Renal disease / Joyce Gilbert ; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome / Adriana Campa ; Cancer / Joyce Gilbert Appendix A: Body mass index (second of two body mass index tables) Appendix B: Food sources of oxalates Appendix C: Calculation aids and conversion tables Appendix D: Federal food assistance programs
"Master the essentials of nutrition science and patient care with this concise text! Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 13th Edition helps you understand and apply nutrition concepts in the treatment of disease, disease prevention, and life enhancement. The text is broken out into three parts: the basics of nutrients and the body, the life cycle and community nutrition, and clinical nutrition. Case studies help you determine nutritional interventions in treating both acute and chronic conditions. Written by nutrition specialists Joyce Gilbert and Eleanor D. Schlenker, this book includes the latest advances in research and evidence-based practice."