Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy by L Kathleen Mahan Ms Rd Cde

Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy by L Kathleen Mahan Ms Rd Cde

Krause's Food, Nutrition, and Diet Therapy is a classic textbook in the field of nutrition and diet therapy, recognizing the increasing importance of nutrition in achieving and maintaining optimal health and fitness and as a component of complete and effective healthcare. Originated by Marie Krause Mendelson in 1952, this text has become a universally recognized and authoritative text for nutrition and diet therapy students and practicing registered dietitians. As always, with its extensive appendices, tables, illustrations, figures, and clinical insight boxes providing practical hands-on procedures and clinical tools, it continues to be the textbook that can accompany the graduating student into clinical practice as a valuable reference source. As with previous editions, all material has been updated to reflect the most current information available, and a new chapter titled Nutrition and Genetics has been added. The text is edited by two leading experts in the field of nutrition and written by close to 50 contributors, all experts in their specialty fields. Forty-five chapters, divided into five units, provide a wealth of information on nutrition basics, nutrition through the life cycle, nutrition care, nutrition for health and fitness, and medical nutrition therapy. Edited by two leading experts in nutrition and written by a team of nationally recognized contributors to ensure that all information is authoritative and up-to-date Organized into five key parts - Nutrition Basics, Nutrition in the Life Cycle, Nutrition Care, Nutrition for Health and Fitness, and Medical Nutrition Therapy Clinical Insight, Focus On... and New Directions boxes provide additional information on key topics and suggest further discussion, study, or research Clinical Scenarios present case studies that help apply content to real world situations Relevant Web Sites direct the reader to online resources that relate to chapter topics Pathophysiology algorithms present the cause, pathophysiology, and the medical nutrition management for a variety of disorders and conditions New chapters on; Nutrition and Genetics, Integrative Medicine and Herbal Therapy, Guidelines for Dietary Planning and Dietary Clinical Assessment Updated chapters on Counseling for Change, Energy, Macronutrients, Vitamins and Minerals, Nutrition in the Adult Years, Nutrition in the Community New guidlines on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes and Medical Nutrition Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

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ISBN 13	9780721697840
ISBN 10	0721697844
Title	Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Author	L Kathleen Mahan Ms Rd Cde
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Elsevier Health Sciences
Year published	2003-12-17
Number of pages	1360
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