Cover title: Understanding normal & clinical nutrition.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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An overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates : sugars, starches, and fibers -- The lipids : triglycerdies, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein : amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management : overweight, obesity and underweight -- The water-soluble vitamins : B vitamins and vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins : A, D, E, and K -- Water and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Life cycle nutrition : pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition : infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition : adulthood and the later years -- Nutrition care and assessment -- Nutrition intervention -- Medications, diet-drug interaction, and herbal products -- Enteral nutrition support -- Parenteral nutrition support -- Metabolic and respiratory stress -- Upper gastrointestinal disorders -- Lower gastrointestinal disorders -- Liver disease and gallstones -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Kidney diseases -- Cancer and HIV infection.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Understanding normal and clinical nutrition,11th edition, presents the fundamentals of nutrition and nutrition therapy, along with their practical applications today. Starting with normal nutrition, chapters introduce nutrients and their physiological impacts, and nutritional guidelines for good health and preventing disease. Later chapters explore clinical nutrition, including pathophysiology and dietary changes for treating a variety of medical conditions, from obesity and pregnancy to diabetes and HIV.