Rent 9780763721404 | Nutrition and Diet Therapy | Stanfield, Peggy S. @knetbooks.com

Summary Table of Contents

Ideal for self-paced or distance-learning courses, the text's unique modular format contains practice exercises and posttests throughout, allowing students to master one section of the material before

Ideal for courses in which there is a need for a self-paced approach, contains student progress checks so that readers may assess their understanding of material.

The fourth edition of Nutrition and Diet Therapy continues to be the only self-instructional text available in its field. Th... MORE

About the Authors	p. xix
Preface	p. xx
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Nutrition Basics and Applications	p. 1
Introduction to Nutrition	p. 3
Dietary Allowances, Eating Guides, and Food Selection Systems	p. 6
Legislation and Health Promotion	p. 18
Food Habits	p. 25
Factors Affecting Food Consumption	p. 27
Some Effect... MORE	p. 30
Proteins and Health	p. 35
Protein as a Nutrient	p. 37
Meeting Protein Needs and Vegetarianism	p. 40
Carbohydrates and Fats: Implications for Health	p. 47
Carbohydrates: Characteristics and Effects on Health	p. 50
Fats: Characteristics and Effects on Health	p. 56
Vitamins and Health	p. 63
The Water-Soluble Vitamins	p. 67
The Fat-Soluble Vitamins	p. 70
Minerals, Water, and Body Processes	p. 81
The Essential Minerals: Functions, Sources, and Characteristics	p. 85
Water and the Internal Environment	p. 95
Meeting Energy Needs	p. 103
Energy Balance	p. 106
The Effects of Energy Imbalance	p. 110
Weight Control and Dieting	p. 115
Public Health Nutrition	p. 123
Nutritional Assessment	p. 125
Assessment of Nutritional Status	p. 127
Nutrition and the Life Cycle	p. 137
Maternal and Infant Nutrition	p. 141
Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition	p. 150
Adulthood and Nutrition	p. 159
Exercise, Fitness, and Stress-Reduction Principles	p. 165
Drugs and Nutrition	p. 171
Food and Drug Interactions	p. 176
Drugs and the Life Cycle	p. 178
Dietary Supplements	p. 183
DSHE Act of 1994	p. 186
Folate or Folic Acid	p. 190
Kava Kava, Ginkgo Biloba, Goldenseal, Echinacea, Comfrey, and Pulegone	p. 192
Tips for the Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions	p. 196
Alternative Medicine	p. 205
Categories or Domains of Complementary Alternative Medicine	p. 208
Products, Devices, and Services Related to Complementary Alternative Medicine	p. 210
Food Ecology	p. 221
Food Safety	p. 223
Nutrient Conservation	p. 229
Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Adults	p. 235
Overview of Therapeutic Nutrition	p. 237
Principles and Objectives of Diet Therapy	p. 241
Routine Hospital Diets	p. 242
Diet Modifications for Therapeutic Care	p. 247
Alterations in Feeding Methods	p. 249
Diet Therapy for Surgical Conditions	p. 253
Pre- and Postoperative Nutrition	p. 258
The Postoperative Diet Regime	p. 260
Diet Therapy for Cardiovascular Disorders	p. 265
The Lipid Disorders	p. 270
Heart Disease and Sodium Restriction	p. 277
Dietary Care after Heart Attack and Stroke	p. 280
Diet and Disorders of Ingestion, Digestion, and Absorption	p. 283
Disorders of the Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach	p. 286
Disorders of the Intestines	p. 294
Diet Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus	p. 301
Diet Therapy and Diabetes Mellitus	p. 304
Diet and Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas	p. 317
Diet Therapy for Diseases of the Liver	p. 321
Diet Therapy for Diseases of the Gallbladder and Pancreas	p. 325
Diet Therapy for Renal Disorders	p. 331
Kidney Function and Diseases	p. 334
Kidney Disorders and General Dietary Management	p. 336
Kidney Dialysis	p. 338
Diet Therapy for Renal Calculi	p. 341
Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Cancer Patients and Patients with HIV Infection	p. 345
Nutrition Therapy in Cancer	p. 350
Nutrition and HIV Infections	p. 355
Diet Therapy for Burns, Immobilized Patients, Mental Patients, and Eating Disorders	p. 363
Diet and the Burn Patient	p. 366
Diet and Immobilized Patients	p. 369
Diet and Mental Patients	p. 371
Part I--Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa	p. 374
Part II--Other Eating Disorders	p. 377
Diet Therapy and Childhood Disease	p. 379
Principles of Feeding a Sick Child	p. 381
The Child, the Parents, and the Health Team	p. 385
Special Considerations and Diet Therapy	p. 387
Diet Therapy and Cystic Fibrosis	p. 391
Dietary Management of Cystic Fibrosis	p. 395
Diet Therapy and Celiac Disease	p. 399
Dietary Management of Celiac Disease	p. 401
Screening, Occurrence, and Complications	p. 404
Diet Therapy and Congenital Heart Disease	p. 407
Dietary Management of Congenital Heart Disease	p. 409
Diet Therapy and Food Allergy	p. 413
Food Allergy and Children	p. 415
Common Offenders	p. 417
Inspecting Foods to Avoid Allergic Reactions	p. 419
Diet Therapy and Phenylketonuria	p. 423
Phenylketonuria and Dietary Management	p. 426
Diet Therapy for Constipation, Diarrhea, and High-Risk Infants	p. 433
Constipation	p. 435
Diarrhea	p. 437
High-Risk Infants	p. 439
Appendices	p. 443
Dietary Standards	p. 444
How to Evaluate Your Weight (Adults)	p. 463
Menus for a Healthy Diet	p. 467
Food and Drug Interactions	p. 475
CDC Growth Charts: United States	p. 485
Weights and Measures	p. 503
Food Exchange Lists	p. 505
Progress Check Answers	p. 517
Posttest Questions	p. 539
Index	p. 603
Table of Contents provided by Rittenhouse. All Rights Reserved.

RENT TEXTBOOKS

Nutrition and Diet Therapy

Why Rent from Knetbooks?

Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:

Related Products