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Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy /

Nix, Staci,

Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy / created by Staci Nix, MS, RD, CD, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Adjunct Faculty, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. - Fifteenth edition. - xviii, 507 pages ; illustrations, 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food, nutrition, and health -- Carbohydrates -- Fats -- Proteins -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Energy balance -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Water balance -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Nutrition for adults : the early, middle, and later years -- Community food supply and health -- Food habits and cultural patterns -- Weight management -- Nutrition and physical fitness -- Nutrition care -- Gastrointestinal and accessory organ problems -- Coronary heart disease and hypertension -- Diabetes mellitus -- Kidney disease -- Surgery and nutrition support -- Nutrition support in cancer and AIDS.

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Diet Therapy
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutritional Requirements
Food Habits

RM216 NIX