Nutrition guide for physicians

by Wilson, Ted

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Title Statements

Full title :Nutrition guide for physicians / edited by Ted Wilson [and others].

Summary

Nutrition Guide for Physicians is a desktop reference guide on nutrition and its clinical implications for health and disease through the lifecycle. Presented in a new softcover format and user-friendly style, it serves as a valuable resource of practical information on nutrition for physicians in their daily practice. Nutrition Guide for Physicians is divided into three parts that cross the spectrum of nutritional concerns for improving the practice of medicine. Part One provides basic nutritional principles for physicians. Part Two covers nutrition through the lifecycle and optimal nutrition patterns through all stages of development. Part Three covers diet and its role in prevention, cause and treatment of disease. All chapters include figures and tables that provide useful descriptive and visual reviews. "Key points" and succinct "conclusions" are also provided for each topic. Nutrition Guide for Physicians provides a wide perspective of the impact that nutrition has upon medical practice and will be am indispensable resource for primary care physicians and other medical professionals

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Humana
Place of Publication:Totowa, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 437 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781603274319, 1603274316, 9781607614821, 1607614820
DOI:10.1007/978-1-60327-431-9
oclc:ocn663097527
LC Classification:RM216
Dewey Decimal:613.2

Fat: the good, the bad, the ugly -- Dietary fiber: all fibers are not alike -- Sugar and artificial sweetners: seeking the sweet truth -- Vitamins and minerals: a functional approach -- Dietary reference intakes: cutting through the confusion -- Food labels and sources of nutrients: sorting the wheat from the chaff -- Vegetarian and vegan diets: weighing the claims -- Dietary recommendations for non-alcoholic beverages -- Should moderate alcohol consumption be promoted? -- Issues of food safety: are organic apples better? -- What is a healthy diet? From nutritional science to food guides -- Achieving dietary change: the role of the physician -- Dietary supplements: navigating a minefield -- Taste sensation: influences on human ingestive behavior -- Pregnancy: preparation for the next generation -- Infants: transition from breast to bottle to solids -- Young children: preparing for the future -- Adolescents and young adults: facing the challenges -- Healthy aging: nutrition concepts for older adults -- Nutritional status: an overview of methods for assessment -- Eating disorders: disorders of under- and overnutrition -- Obesity: understanding and achieving a healthy weight -- Nutri…

Subjects

Clinical Nutrition Diet Diet in disease Diet Therapy Diétothérapie disease prevention eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg Electronic books geneeskunde Geneeskunde (algemeen) HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition klinische voeding Médecine MEDICAL -- Nursing MEDICAL -- Nutrition Medicine Medicine (General) NUTRITION