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Nutrition and dietetics for health care / created by Helen M. Barker and Rachel Lees.

By: Material type: TextTextChurchill, 1999Edition: Ninth EditionDescription: vi, 308 pages: illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • rdamedia
Carrier type:
  • rdacarrier
ISBN:
  • 9780443052521
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TX349 BAR
Contents:
SECTION 1 the SCIENCE of NUTRITION: Introduction to Nutrition. Carbohydrates. Fats. Proteins. Mineral Elements and Water. Vitamins. Energy. Non-Starch Polysaccharides (Dietary Fibre). An Introduction to Food Science. Food-Borne Diseases and Their Prevention. Diet-Related Diseases. SECTION 2 COMMUNITY NUTRITION: Factors Which Influence Food Choice. Dietary Recommendations for Adults. Diet in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. Diet and Dental Disease. Nutrition and Older People. The Nutritional Problems of Minority Ethnic Groups. Nutritional and Mental Health. SECTION 3 THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION and DIETETICS: Nutrition for People with Learning Disabilities. Diet in Obesity. Diet in Cardiovascular Disease. Nutritional Support. Diet in Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Diet in Disorders of the Liver and Biliary System. Diet in Disorders of the Kidneys. Diet in Diabetes Mellitus. Diet in Some Disorders Encountered in Paediatrics. Diet in HIV Infection. Diet in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Diet and Arthritis. Appendices: Units of Measurement. Dietary Reference Values for Vitamins. Estimated Average Requirements (Ears) for Energy for Children and Adolescents. Estimated Average Requirements (Ears) for Energy for Groups of Men and Women. Changes that Would Be Needed in Consumption of Foods Normally Eaten During One Week, To Achieve the COMA Nutrient Targets. Guide to Foods for Inclusion During Weaning. Recommmendations for Maintaining Good Nutritional Status in Elderly People. Body Mass Index Chart. Activity and Injury Factors for Estimation of Energy Requirements. Methods of Calculating Individual Nitrogen Requirements. Adult Fluid and Electrolyte Requirements.
Summary: This is an introduction to nutrition and dietetics from a health care perspective. This edition has several new chapters, as well as new care plans, which help to relate theory to practice.
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Includes bibliography and index

SECTION 1 the SCIENCE of NUTRITION: Introduction to Nutrition. Carbohydrates. Fats. Proteins. Mineral Elements and Water. Vitamins. Energy. Non-Starch Polysaccharides (Dietary Fibre). An Introduction to Food Science. Food-Borne Diseases and Their Prevention. Diet-Related Diseases. SECTION 2 COMMUNITY NUTRITION: Factors Which Influence Food Choice. Dietary Recommendations for Adults. Diet in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. Diet and Dental Disease. Nutrition and Older People. The Nutritional Problems of Minority Ethnic Groups. Nutritional and Mental Health. SECTION 3 THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION and DIETETICS: Nutrition for People with Learning Disabilities. Diet in Obesity. Diet in Cardiovascular Disease. Nutritional Support. Diet in Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Diet in Disorders of the Liver and Biliary System. Diet in Disorders of the Kidneys. Diet in Diabetes Mellitus. Diet in Some Disorders Encountered in Paediatrics. Diet in HIV Infection. Diet in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Diet and Arthritis. Appendices: Units of Measurement. Dietary Reference Values for Vitamins. Estimated Average Requirements (Ears) for Energy for Children and Adolescents. Estimated Average Requirements (Ears) for Energy for Groups of Men and Women. Changes that Would Be Needed in Consumption of Foods Normally Eaten During One Week, To Achieve the COMA Nutrient Targets. Guide to Foods for Inclusion During Weaning. Recommmendations for Maintaining Good Nutritional Status in Elderly People. Body Mass Index Chart. Activity and Injury Factors for Estimation of Energy Requirements. Methods of Calculating Individual Nitrogen Requirements. Adult Fluid and Electrolyte Requirements.

This is an introduction to nutrition and dietetics from a health care perspective. This edition has several new chapters, as well as new care plans, which help to relate theory to practice.

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