Record Nr.

UNINA9910791369503321

Titolo

Clinical nutrition in practice / / Nikolaos Katsilambros ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-4443-4777-2

1-282-68371-3

9786612683718

1-4443-2500-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KatsilambrosNicholas

Disciplina

615.8/54

Soggetti

Dietetics

Diet therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Energy balance -- Nutritional assessment -- Malnutrition -- Weight management and eating disorders -- Diabetes -- Cardiovascular diseases and hypertension -- Gastrointestinal diseases -- Renal disease -- Pulmonary diseases -- Life expectancy -- HIV/AIDS -- Metabolic stress -- Neoplastic diseases -- Rheumatic diseases -- Nutrition and anaemias -- Nutrition and neurological and mental disorders -- Enteral nutrition -- Parenteral nutrition -- Food allergy.

Sommario/riassunto

An easy-to-use book with questions on clinical nutrition clearly posed and answers based on real-life studies, this is a ready reference for the busy healthcare professional. Clinical Nutrition in Practice opens with introductory chapters on the basis of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment. These are followed by chapters addressing the nutritional needs of patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid and neurologic disorders, as well as diseases of various organ systems, such as the GI tract, renal and pulmonary systems. Special attention