Using a practical, integrated approach, Medical Nutrition &amp; Disease: A Case-Based Approach, third edition,offers a complete perspective on the increasingly important role nutrition plays in every day medical practice. Key topics include: fundamentals of nutrition assessment; vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals; herbal medicine; nutrition in pregnancy, pediatrics and geriatrics; nutritional management and the pathophysiology of diseases; and enteral and parenteral nutrition support. The updated edition also features new case studies and sections on metabolic syndrome, prevention of neural tube defects, insulin resistance in an overweight child, iron deficiency anemia, and drug-herb interactions. This edition has been updated to reflect the most current practice guidelines. Co-written by a multidisciplinary group of physicians and registered dietitians, each chapter includes cases that present relevant medical and nutritional implications of various clinical scenarios. Readers will learn how to diagnose and manage nutritional problems and answer their patients’ most frequently asked questions. The text also contains over 195 review questions that allow readers to test their knowledge and prepare of course, licensing, and certifying exams. Successful completion of the review questions qualifies for 35 American Dietetic Association continuing education credits. More information, including powerpoint slides to accompany the 3rd edition, can be found at http://www.med.upenn.edu/nutrimed/mnd3.html

Medical Nutrition & Disease: A Case-Based Approach

Medical Books

Lisa Hark

Gail Morrison

Allied Health Professions

Blackwell Pub.

Nutrition for Life

From vitamins to free radicals, this no-nonsense nutrition bible tells you how to eat your way to better health. Explodes the myths of 45 of the most popular diets separating the fact from the fad and dispenses with unnecessary jargon to provide you with what really matters: straightforward information on every aspect of nutrition. Includes all you need to know from food basics to using diet to prevent and treat diseases and through real-life case studies the guide reveals how to put good diet into practice. Covers nutrition for all age groups from infants to senior citizens.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diets & Weight Loss

Dorling Kindersley H/B

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