Nutrition for health and health care /
Eleanor N. Whitney ... [et al.].
- 2nd ed.
- Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, 2001
- xix, 589, [189] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Pt. One: Nutrition for health : 1. Perspectives on health and nutrition. 2. Carbohydrates. 3. Lipids. 4. Proteins and amino acids. 5. Digestion and absorption. 6. Metabolism and energy balance. 7. Overweight, underweight, and weight control. 8. The vitamins. 9. Water and the minerals. 10. Nutrition through the life span: pregnancy and infancy. 11. Nutrition through the life span: childhood and adolescence. 12. Nutrition through the life span: later adulthood. - Pt. Two: Nutrition for healthcare: 13. Nutrition and nursing assessments. 14. Nutrition intervention. 15. Nutrition and upper GI tract disorders. 16. Nutrition and lower GI tract disorders. 17. Enteral formulas. 18. Parenteral nutrition. 19. Nutrition in severe stress. 20. Nutrition and diabetes mellitus. 21. Nutrition and disorders of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs. 22. Nutrition and renal diseases. 23. Nutrition and liver disorders. 24. Nutrition, cancer, and HIV infection. Appendix A Table of food composition. Appendix B Canada: Recommendations, choice system, and labels. Appendix C United States: Recommendations and exchanges world health organization: recommendations. Appendix D Nutrition resources. Appendix E Nutrition assessment: Supplemental information. Appendix F Aids to calculation. Appendix G Enteral formulas Appendix H Answers to self check questions.