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Ninth Edition
By
Eleanor Schlenker, PhD, RD, Virginia Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, Blacksburg, VA
Sara Long Roth, PhD, RD, LD, Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Animal Science, Food, & Nutrition, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
Description
A favorite for more than three decades among nursing and allied health instructors and students, Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet
Therapy provides focused nutrition coverage in an easy-to-read style presented in an attractive and colorful layout. Formerly known as
Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy, the ninth edition strives to both improve and enhance the book's reputation for solid core nutrition
content, ensuring that the most up-to-date information and topics in this ever-changing field are addressed throughout. Wellness and
health promotion are stressed, as are global nutrition issues and the ever-increasing recognition of the vital roles that culture and
religion play in everyday dietary patterns, practices, and overall health.
Contents
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION
1. Nutrition and Health
2. Carbohydrates
3. Lipids
4.
Proteins
5. Energy Balance
6. Vitamins
7. Minerals
8. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
PART
2: COMMUNITY NUTRITION: THE LIFE CYCLE
9. The Food Environment and Food Habits
10. Family Nutrition Counseling:
Food Needs and Costs
11. Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
12. Nutrition for Growth and Development
13. Nutrition
for Adults: Early, Middle, and Later Years
14. Nutrition and Physical Fitness
15. The Complexity of Obesity: Beyond Energy
Balance--NEW!
PART 3: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL NUTRITION
16. Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Therapy
in Patient Care
17. Drug?Nutrient Interactions
18. Nutrition Support: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
19. Gastrointestinal
Diseases
20. Diseases of the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Lungs
21. Diabetes Mellitus
22. Renal Disease
23.
Metabolic Stress
24. HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
25. Cancer
26. Chronic Disabling Conditions
and Rehabilitation
APPENDIXES
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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Paperback, 832 pages, publication date: OCT-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03764-8
ISBN-10: 0-323-03764-X
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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