Understanding normal and clinical nutrition
By: Sharon Rady Rolfes, Kathryn Pinna, Eleanor Noss Whitney.
Contributors: Whitney, Eleanor Noss.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Wadsworth
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 903
Subjects: Nutrition.; Diet therapy.; Dietetics.; Nutrition.; Diet Therapy.
Notes: In the previous ed. Ellie Whitney name appeared first on t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. An overview of nutrition; title: Ch. 2. Planning a healthy diet; title: Ch. 3. Digestion, absorption, and transport; title: Ch. 4. The carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fibers; title: Ch. 5. The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols; title: Ch. 6. Protein: amino acids; title: Ch. 7. Metabolism: transformations and interactions; title: Ch. 8. Energy balance and body composition; title: Ch. 9. Weight management: overweight and underweight; title: Ch. 10. The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and Vitamin C; title: Ch. 11. The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K; title: Ch. 12. Water and the major minerals; title: Ch. 13. The trace minerals; title: Ch. 14. Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation; title: Ch. 15. Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood, and adolescence; title: Ch. 16. Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years; title: Ch. 17. Illness and nutrition status; title: Ch. 18. Nutrition, medications, and complementary therapies; title: Ch. 19. Nutrition intervention; title: Ch. 20. Nutrition and disorders of the upper GI tract; title: Ch. 21. Nutrition and lower GI tract disorders; title: Ch. 22. Enteral formulas; title: Ch. 23. Parenteral nutrition; title: Ch. 24. Nutrition in severe stress; title: Ch. 25. Nutrition and diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 26. Nutrition and disorders of the heart, blood vessels and lungs; title: Ch. 27. Nutrition and renal diseases; title: Ch. 28. Nutrition and liver disorders; title: Ch. 29. Nutrition, cancer, and HIV infection.