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In nearly every level of treatment & counseling care providers must take into account the effects of their patients' diets Nutrition in Clinical Practice is written to guide health professionals in providing well-informed compassionate & effective dietary & weight-management counseling This fully updated 3rd edition is edited by a leading authority in nutrition & preventive medicine Practical & evidence-based chapters address the effects of diet on health & a comprehensive array of illnesses making it a vital & timely addition to any caregiver's library Features NEW data from hundreds of recent studies NEW section Contemporary Topics in Nutrition Easy-reference format

Includes:: short chapters links to current online articles Contributors representing diverse expertise & practical experience with medical education nutrition in clinical practice & preventive medicine Enhanced coverage of controversial topics such as the effects of sugar; health effects of obesity & the obesity paradox'; health effects of gluten & grains; nutritional therapy Appendices

Includes:: ancillary materials such as clinically relevant formulas nutrition data tables & patient specific meal planners all fully updated Now with the print edition enjoy the bundled interactive e Book edition offering tablet smartphone or online access to Complete content with enhanced navigation A powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book your notes & even the web Cross-linked pages references & more for easy navigation Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take & share notes with friends & colleagues Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use



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Nutrition is a topic of wide interest & importance In spite of growing understanding of the underlying biochemistry & health campaigns such as 'five-a-day' increasing obesity & reported food allergies & eating disorders as well as the widely advertised 'supposed' benefits of food supplements mean that a clear explanation of the basic principles of a healthy diet are vital In this Very Short Introduction David Bender explains the basic elements of food the balance between energy intake & exercise the problems of over- & under-nutrition & raises the question of safety of nutritional supplements ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Our instinctive knowledge of which foods are helpful & which are harmful appears increasingly to be fading We are bombarded with advice information & prescriptions as to what we should eat & drink but the issues surrounding nutrition
- questions of health diet taste even ecology & sustainability
- remain largely unresolved Unlike most commentators on this subject Rudolf Steiner tackles the theme of nutrition in a refreshingly open way At no point does he try to tell us what we should or should not be putting into our bodies
- whether with regard to an omnivorous or vegetarian diet smoking drinking alcohol & so on The job of the scientist he says is to explain how things act & what effect they have; what people do with that information is up to them However he emphasizes that our diet not only determines our physical wellbeing but can also promote or hinder our inner spiritual development In this carefully collated anthology with an introduction commentary & notes by Christian von Arnim Rudolf Steiner considers nutrition in the light of his spiritual-scientific research He explains the impact of raw food vegetarian & meat diets the effects of protein fats carbohydrates & salts individual foodstuffs such as potatoes beetroots & radishes as well as the impact of alcohol & nicotine His insights are vital to anybody with a serious interest in health diet & spiritual development


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Looking at nutrition & nutritional therapy from the nurse's perspective Nutritional Foundations & Clinical Applications A Nursing Approach takes a wellness approach based on health promotion & primary prevention It offers guidelines with a human personal touch using first-hand accounts to show how nutrition principles apply to patients in real-world practice This edition

Includes:: new chapters on the effects of stress on nutrient metabolism & on nutrition for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's & Parkinson's disease Written by educators Michele Grodner Sylvia Escott-Stump & Suzie Dorner this leading nutrition text promotes healthy diets & shows how nutrition may be used in treating & controlling diseases & disorders Applying Content Knowledge & Critical Thinking Clinical Applications case studies help you apply nutrition principles to real-world practice situations Health Debate & Social Issue boxes explore controversial health issues & emphasize ethical social & community concerns so that you can develop your own opinions Cultural Considerations boxes highlight health issues & eating patterns related to specific ethnic groups to help you approach interview & assess patients from diverse populations Teaching Tool boxes include strategies for providing nutrition counseling to patients Personal Perspective boxes offer first-hand accounts of interactions with patients & their families demonstrating the personal touch for which this book is known Key terms & a glossary make it easy to learn key vocabulary & concepts Website listings at the end of every chapter refer you to related sites for additional research & study NEW! Nutrition for Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders chapter covers neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's & Parkinson's disease & psychiatric disorders such as depression & bipolar disorders NEW! Nutrition in Metabolic Stress Burns Trauma & Surgery chapter examines the effects of stress on nutrient metabolism & starvation along with severe stress due to surgery & trauma NEW organization for the clinical chapters

Includes:: 1) Disorder background & implications 2) Food & nutrition therapies 3) Education Teaching Tool boxes UPDATED content reflects changes to Healthy People 2020 & the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010UPDATED! The Nursing Approach box analyzes a realistic nutrition case study in terms of the nursing process demonstrating practical ways nurses can use nutrition in practice & process



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