Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Title:
Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Author:
Webster-Gandy, Joan.
ISBN:
9780191629877
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (731 pages)
Series:
Oxford Medical Handbooks
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Symbols and abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to nutrition -- 2 Dietary reference values and food-based dietary guidelines -- 3 Current dietary patterns in the UK -- 4 Nutrition assessment -- 5 Macronutrients and energy balance -- 6 Micronutrients -- 7 Electrolytes and fluid balance -- 8 Food labelling, functional foods, nutrigenetics, and nutrigenomics and food supplements -- 9 Non-nutrient components of food -- 10 Nutrition and catering in institutions -- 11 Popular diets -- 12 Diet before and during pregnancy -- 13 Infants and preschool children -- 14 School-aged children and adolescents -- 15 Older people -- 16 Nutrition in vulnerable population groups -- 17 Nutrition intervention with individuals -- 18 Nutrition intervention with populations -- 19 Sustainable diets -- 20 Global nutrition -- 21 Obesity -- 22 Diabetes -- 23 Cardiovascular disease -- 24 Cancer and leukaemia -- 25 Nutrition support -- 26 Nutrition in gastrointestinal diseases -- 27 Pancreatic disease -- 28 Liver disease -- 29 Renal disease -- 30 Respiratory disease and cystic fibrosis -- 31 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection -- 32 Nutrition in mental health -- 33 Nutrition in neurological conditions -- 34 Rheumatology, dermatology, and bone health -- 35 Palliative care -- 36 Inherited metabolic disorders -- 37 Food hypersensitivity -- 38 Drug-nutrient interactions and prescription of nutritional products -- Appendices -- Index -- Footnotes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24.
Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 9.
Abstract:
Fully updated, the Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics, second edition is a practical quick-reference guide to the vital and valued subject of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease and the maintenance of good health. This handbook will be an invaluable companion for all dieticians, nutritionists, and nurses, as well as doctors and students in a variety of specialities.Concise and bulleted, this handbook takes an integrated approach which facilitates the links between all aspects of nutrition and dietetics. Including nutritional science and based on clinical evidence, it covers everything you will need to be able to carry out your role effectively and confidently. Sections on obesity and a new chapter on international nutrition are timely and topical. Also included is information on nutrition assessment, popular diets, nutrition in systems-based diseases,rarer conditions, as well as helpful lists of foods rich in or free from certain nutrients, and normal range guides and handy reference values. This handbook makes sure the relevant information is at your fingertips whenever you need it, with links to further reading and online sources.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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