Introduction to Clinical Nutrition, Second EditionFollowing up on the success of its highly-regarded predecessor, the Second Edition covers the most important topics pertinent to the world of clinical nutrition. It emphasizes the importance of nutrition to medicine and allied health sciences, and how the principles of good nutrition can enhance day-to-day clinical practice and profiles real clinical cases to facilitate the understanding and application of nutrition principles. This new edition features new chapters and fully updated material on nutraceuticals, alternative medicine and nutritional supplements, nutritional epidemiology, gene-nutrient interaction, and helps the reader understand why each nutrient is required for good health. |
Contents
Fundamentals of Nutrition | 1 |
2 Digestion of Carbohydrates Lipids and Proteins | 17 |
3 Requirements for Energy Carbohydrates Fat and Proteins | 33 |
4 Role of Essential Fatty Acids | 53 |
5 Eicosanoids | 71 |
6 Inorganic Elements Minerals | 85 |
7 VitaminsAn Overview | 139 |
8 FatSoluble Vitamins | 147 |
16 Obesity and Eating Disorders | 317 |
17 Cholesterol and Hyperlipidemia | 339 |
18 Osteoporosis | 355 |
19 Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes | 367 |
20 Nutritional Aspects of Genetic Disease | 381 |
21 Nutritional and Metabolic Effects of Alcohol | 401 |
22 Nutritional Epidemiology | 417 |
23 Dietary Fiber | 429 |
9 WaterSoluble Vitamins I | 181 |
10 WaterSoluble Vitamins II | 211 |
11 VitaminLike Substances | 241 |
12 Nutritional Aspects of Pregnancy and Lactation | 255 |
13 Nutrition and Development | 273 |
14 Nutrition and Aging | 295 |
15 Nutritional Assessment | 305 |
24 Antioxidants and Health | 441 |
25 Toxicants Occurring Naturally in Foods and Additives | 453 |
26 Vegetarianism and Other Popular Nutritional Practices | 467 |
27 Nutritional Aspects of Biotransformation | 481 |
28 Nutraceuticals | 495 |
Dietary Supplements | 519 |
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