Peckenpaugh, Nancy J <br/><br/>
Nutrition essentials and diet therapy / 
Nancy J. Peckenpaugh 
 - Tenth edition 
 - xviii, 680 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> School of Nutrition & Dietetics 
<br/><br/><br/>Minimum system requirements: Windows 95 and higher (including 98, 2000, NT, ME); 486sc/90 Mhz; 32 MB RAM; 5 MB free hard disk space; 2X or faster CD-ROM drive; 640 x 480 monitor with 256 colors or higher 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781416026112 1416026118 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007272578 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diet therapy<br/>Nutrition<br/>Nutritional Physiological Phenomena<br/>Diet Therapy<br/>Nutritional Requirements<br/>Public Health
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM 216  / .P433 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.8/54 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2006 O-071 QU 145  / P367n 2007