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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459831703321

Titolo

Manual of nutritional therapeutics / / editors, David H. Alpers [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Wolters Kluwer, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4963-1000-4

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (691 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Lippincott Manual

Disciplina

615.8/54

Soggetti

Diet therapy

Nutrition

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section I General Concepts in Nutrition -- 1. Recommendations for Healthy Young Adults -- 2. Recommendations for Healthy Elderly Adults -- 3. Pregnancy and Lactation -- 4. Approach to Nutrient Deficiency -- Section II Individual Nutrient Components -- 5. Protein and Calories: Requirements, Intake, and Assessment -- 6. Vitamins -- 7. Minerals -- 8. Dietary Supplements -- Section III Therapeutic Nutrition -- 9. Nutritional Support Decision Making -- 10. Enteral Nutritional Therapy -- 11. Parenteral Nutritional Therapy -- 12. Use of Diets and Dietary Components in Clinical Practice -- Section IV Nutritional Management of Specific Diseases -- 13. Dietary Management of Diabetes, Renal Disease, and Hyperlipidemia -- 14. Obesity -- 15. Nutritional Considerations in Chronic Diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

Co-authored by three physicians and a dietician, this quick-reference manual provides practical, state-of-the-art, evidence-based nutrition recommendations for healthy adults, hospitalized patients, and people with a full range of health conditions. It's an ideal source to help you meet the nutritional needs of every patient.