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Clinical nutrition in practice / Nikolaos Katsilambros ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dietetics--Miscellanea.
- Dietetics.
- Diet therapy--Miscellanea.
- Diet therapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An easy-to-use book with questions on clinical nutrition clearly posed and answers based on real-life studies, this is a ready reference for the busy healthcare professional. Clinical Nutrition in Practice opens with introductory chapters on the basis of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment. These are followed by chapters addressing the nutritional needs of patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid and neurologic disorders, as well as diseases of various organ systems, such as the GI tract, renal and pulmonary systems. Special attention
- Contents:
- Energy balance
- Nutritional assessment
- Malnutrition
- Weight management and eating disorders
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular diseases and hypertension
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Renal disease
- Pulmonary diseases
- Life expectancy
- HIV/AIDS
- Metabolic stress
- Neoplastic diseases
- Rheumatic diseases
- Nutrition and anaemias
- Nutrition and neurological and mental disorders
- Enteral nutrition
- Parenteral nutrition
- Food allergy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612683718
- 9781444347777
- 1444347772
- 9781282683716
- 1282683713
- 9781444325003
- 1444325000
- OCLC:
- 645098787
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