Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy / Staci Nix.
By: Nix, Staci [author.].
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier/Mosby, [2017]Edition: 15th edition.Description: xviii, 507 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780323377317 (pbk. : alk. paper).Other title: Basic nutrition and diet therapy.Subject(s): Diet therapy | Nutrition | Nursing | Diet Therapy | Nutritional Physiological Phenomena | Nutritional Requirements | Food HabitsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
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.