Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Self-Instructional Approaches

Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Self-Instructional Approaches covers the fundamentals of basic nutrition, and then nutrition as therapy, in both adults and children. It is designed to work as a traditional text or a self-instructional text that allows for distance-learning and self-paced instruction. Progress checks throughout each module and module post-tests help students to evaluate their comprehension of key information. The Fifth Edition has been completely revised with a new Introduction to Nutrition chapter and updated My Pyramid and corresponding DRIs as well as all figures, tables and references. Progress checks on activities throughout the text include: Self Study True/False Multiple Choice Fill In Matching Case Study Define Situation Coming Soon - A Comprehensive Companion Web site

PartI Nutrition Basics and Applications
Chapter1 Introduction to Nutrition
Chapter2 Food Habits
Chapter3 Proteins and Health
Chapter4 Carbohydrates and Fats: Implications for Health
Chapter5 Vitamins and Health
Chapter6 Minerals, Water, and Body Processes
Chapter7 Meeting Energy Needs
PartII Public Health Nutrition
Chapter8 Nutritional Assessment
Chapter9 Nutrition and the Life Cycle
Chapter10 Drugs and Nutrition
Chapter11 Dietary Supplements
Chapter12 Alternative Medicine
Chapter13 Food Ecology
PartIII Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Adults
Chapter14 Overview of Therapeutic Nutrition
Chapter15 Diet Therapy for Surgical Conditions
Chapter16 Diet Therapy for Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter17 Diet and Disorders of Ingestion, Digestion, and Absorption
Chapter18 Diet Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter19 Diet and Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
Chapter20 Diet Therapy for Renal Disorders
Chapter21 Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Cancer Patients and Patients with HIV Infection
Chapter22 Diet Therapy for Burns, Immobilized Patients, Mental Patients, and Eating Disorders
PartIV Diet Therapy and Childhood Diseases
Chapter23 Principles of Feeding a Sick Child
Chapter24 Diet Therapy and Cystic Fibrosis
Chapter25 Diet Therapy and Celiac Disease
Chapter26 Diet Therapy and Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter27 Diet Therapy and Food Allergy
Chapter28 Diet Therapy and Phenylketonuria
Chapter29 Diet Therapy for Constipation, Diarrhea, and High-Risk Infants
AppendixA Weights for Adults
AppendixB Menus for a Healthy Diet
AppendixC Drugs and Nutrition
AppendixD CDC Growth Charts
AppendixE Weights and Measures
AppendixF Food Exchange Lists