Williams' basic nutrition & diet therapy /
Nix, Staci.
Williams, Sue Rodwell.Basic nutrition & diet therapy.
St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Food, nutrition, and health -- Carbohydrates -- Fats -- Proteins -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Energy balance -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Water balance -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Nutrition for adults : the early, middle, and later years -- Community food supply and health -- Food habits and cultural patterns -- Weight management -- Nutrition and physical fitness -- Nutrition care -- Gastrointestinal and accessory organ problems -- Coronary heart disease and hypertension -- Diabetes mellitus -- Kidney disease -- Surgery and nutrition support -- Nutrition support in cancer and AIDS.
Diet therapy.
Nutrition.
Nursing.