Second Edition
Nutrition made Incredibly Easy! quickly and concisely explains the complex roles nutrition plays in patient care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Features:
- Memory joggers and quick quizzes that aid and test information recall
- Sidebars that highlight important age- and culture-related nutritional considerations
- Sample menus for special diets
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 and MyPyramid
- The most up-to-date information on diabetes
- Appendix on the pros and cons of fad diets
- NutriTips practice pointers on nutritional care
Contents
Introduction to Nutrition
- Nutrition Basics
- Digestion and Absorption
- Carbohydrates
- Protein
- Fat
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Fluids
Assessment
- Assessing Nutritional Status
- Nutrition Across the Lifespan
Clinical Nutrition
- Feeding Patients
- Obsesity and Eating Disorders
- Gi Disorders
- Cardiovascular Disorders
- Renal Disorders
- Neurologic Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Special Conditions
Index
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