Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition - Rolfes, Sharon Rady; Pinna, Kathryn; Whitney, Eleanor Noss (2015)
Overview of Nutrition -- Planning a Healthy Diet -- Digestion, Absorption, and Transport -- Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers -- Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols -- Protein: Amino Acids -- Energy Metabolism -- Energy Balance and Body Composition -- Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight -- Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C -- Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E and K -- Water and the Major Minerals -- Trace Minerals -- Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation -- Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence -- Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years -- Nutrition Care and Assessment -- Food Allergies -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Enteral Nutrition Support -- Parenteral Nutrition Support -- Metabolic and Respiratory Stress -- Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Liver Disease and Gallstones -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Cardiovascular Diseases -- Kidney Diseases -- Cancer and HIV Infection.
Includes bibliographic references and index.