Nutrition essentials and diet therapy / Nancy J. Peckenpaugh
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, 2007Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xviii, 680 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781416026112
- 1416026118
- 615.8/54 22
- RM 216 .P433 2007
- 2006 O-071
- QU 145
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Room Use | Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Circulation Section | SP-M RM 216 .P433 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | M-0076 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Art of nutrition in a family context -- Carbohydrates, proteins and fats: the energy macronutrients of balanced meals -- The Micronutrients of balanced meals: vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and water -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism in health and disease -- Insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome -- Obesity and healthy weight management -- Cardiovascular disease -- Diabetes mellitus -- Renal disease -- Cancer: nutrition prevention and treatment -- Maternal and infant nutrition in health and disease -- Growth and development issues in promoting good health -- Nutrition over the adult life span -- Public health issues in national and international nutrition -- The Nutrition care process in the health care setting. Appendices: Websites for nutrition information and educational material -- MyPyramid worksheet -- The Exchange lists for weight management -- Nutritive values of various foods -- Nutritive value of selected ethnic foods -- Fiber content of selected foods -- Body mass index -- Blood pressure tables for children and adolescents -- The DASH eating plan -- Growth charts for boys and girls from birth to 18 years of age -- Food storage guidelines -- Child care meal pattern -- Estimating body frame size -- Metric conversion and equivalents
School of Nutrition & Dietetics
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