
- 530 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Handbook of Nutritional Disorders
About this book
Handbook of Nutritional Disorders is a comprehensive handbook covering topics in nutrition, malnutrition, and the clinical disorders associated with nutrition from deficiency to toxicity. It includes information on disorders related to carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism as well as vitamin and mineral abnormalities. The book details various types of supplements, feeding methods, and therapies for many specific patients. It aims to educate readers on ways to prevent disorders resulting from all types of malnutrition and their potentially severe complications.
Features
- Strong focus on diabetes featuring information on various forms of the disease and treatment information
- Detailed discussion of lipids and related disorders – cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death, informs users on prevention and treatment of hypertension, myocardial infarction, and stroke
- Contains information on selective nutritional disorders including obesity, dehydration, imbalances, malabsorption, alcoholism, neuropsychiatric disorders, eating disorders, cancer, and pollutant poisonings
Written for researchers, academia, and students in healthcare and nutrition fields, this book educates individuals on prevention of disorders resulting from all types of malnutrition and their potentially severe complications.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Part III Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
- Part IV Disorders of Protein Metabolism
- Part V Vitamin Deficiency and Toxicity
- Part VI Mineral Deficiency and Toxicity Disorders
- Part VII Selective Nutritional Disorders
- Appendix A: Answer Key to Clinical Case Studies
- Index