Main description:

Explore the role nutrition plays in health and disease while learning strategies for improving patient health and motivating behavior change with NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, 8th Edition. This proven text introduces the science behind basic nutrition concepts, disease pathophysiology, and disease treatments and gives you the tools you need to succeed in your course and career. To help you succeed, the interactive MindTap platform features case studies, N.C.L.E.X.-style practice problems, a Diet & Wellness Plus app for setting and tracking nutritional goals-and even an ebook that can read aloud to you!

Contents:

1. Overview of Nutrition and Health.
2. Digestion and Absorption.
3. Carbohydrates.
4. Lipids.
5. Protein.
6. Energy Balance and Body Composition.
7. Weight Management.
8. The Vitamins.
9. Water and the Minerals.
10. Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Lactation.
11. Nutrition through the Life Span: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence.
12. Nutrition through the Life Span: Later Adulthood.
13. Nutrition Care and Assessment.
14. Nutrition Intervention and Diet-Drug Interactions.
15. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support.
16. Nutrition in Metabolic and Respiratory Stress.
17. Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders.
18. Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders.
19. Nutrition and Liver Diseases.
20. Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus.
21. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Diseases.
22. Nutrition and Renal Diseases.
23. Nutrition, Cancer, and HIV Infection.