Nutrition for Health and Health Care
eBook - PDF

Nutrition for Health and Health Care

  1. 786 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Nutrition for Health and Health Care

About this book

Explore the role nutrition plays in health and disease while learning strategies for improving patient health and motivating behavior change with NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, 8th Edition. This proven text introduces the science behind basic nutrition concepts, disease pathophysiology, and disease treatments and gives you the tools you need to succeed in your course and career. To help you succeed, the interactive MindTap platform features case studies, N.C.L.E.X.-style practice problems, a Diet & Wellness Plus app for setting and tracking nutritional goals—and even an ebook that can read aloud to you!

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Information

Publisher
Cengage Learning EMEA
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9780357730393
Edition
0
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Authors
  3. Brief Contents
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1: Overview of Nutrition and Health
  8. Chapter 2: Digestion and Absorption
  9. Chapter 3: Carbohydrates
  10. Chapter 4: Lipids
  11. Chapter 5: Protein
  12. Chapter 6: Energy Balance and Body Composition
  13. Chapter 7: Weight Management
  14. Chapter 8: The Vitamins
  15. Chapter 9: Water and the Minerals
  16. Chapter 10: Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Lactation
  17. Chapter 11: Nutrition through the Life Span: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
  18. Chapter 12: Nutrition through the Life Span: Later Adulthood
  19. Chapter 13: Nutrition Care and Assessment
  20. Chapter 14: Nutrition Intervention and Diet-Drug Interactions
  21. Chapter 15: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support
  22. Chapter 16: Nutrition in Metabolic and Respiratory Stress
  23. Chapter 17: Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
  24. Chapter 18: Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders
  25. Chapter 19: Nutrition and Liver Diseases
  26. Chapter 20: Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus
  27. Chapter 21: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Diseases
  28. Chapter 22: Nutrition and Renal Diseases
  29. Chapter 23: Nutrition, Cancer, and HIV Infection
  30. Appendix
  31. Glossary
  32. Index