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FOUNDATIONS AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF NUTRITION
Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition
A Nursing Approach
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Fourth Edition

By
Sara Long Roth, PhD, RD, LD, Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Animal Science, Food, & Nutrition, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
Bonnie Walkingshaw, MS, RN

Description
Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition: A Nursing Approach emphasizes the role of nutrition in health promotion, primary prevention, and clinical disease states, with an in-depth analysis of the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 and MyPyramid Food Guidance System. The dynamic author team utilizes a conversational writing style and a variety of learning features to apply information to the clinical setting.

Contents


PART I: WELLNESS, NUTRITION, AND THE NURSING ROLE


1. Wellness Nutrition

2. Personal and Community Nutrition



PART II: NUTRIENTS, FOOD, AND HEALTH


3. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

4. Carbohydrates

5. Fats

6. Proteins

7. Vitamins

8. Water and Minerals



PART III: HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH NUTRITION AND NURSING PRACTICE


9. Energy Supply and Fitness

10. Management of Body Composition

11. Life Span Health Promotion: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy

12. Life Span Health Promotion: Childhood and Adolescence

13. Life Span Health Promotion: Adulthood



PART IV: OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL NUTRITION


14. Nutrition in Patient Care

15. Nutrition and Metabolic Stress

16. Interactions: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dietary Supplements, and Medications

17. Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract

18. Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

19. Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus

20. Nutrition for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases

21. Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys

22. Nutrition in Cancer, AIDS, and Other Special Problems



APPENDIXES

GLOSSARY

INDEX



Bibliographic details
Paperback, 640 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04529-2
ISBN-10: 0-323-04529-4
Imprint: MOSBY


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