Manual Of Nutritional Therapeutics

Now updated, this quick-reference provides practical, evidence-based recommendations for nutrition of healthy individuals, nutritional support of hospitalized patients, and dietary management of patients with diabetes, renal disease, cancer, and AIDS.

This manual is a one-stop resource that contains a compilation of facts designed to assist the healthcare professional in delivering nutritional therapy to patients in both ambulatory and hospital settings. Organized in outline format with generous use of tables, the chapters follow these areas: general principles and nutritional recommendations for adults; individual components of nutritional therapy and delivery techniques; and specific metabolic disorders. A new chapter on alternative nutritional therapy reviews the information on approved nutritional supplements. Appendices include commonly used formulas, the newly revised Recommended Dietary Intakes, diet lists for office use, and an explanation of food labels.Paperback edition available only in selected countries. Please check with your local representative or distributor. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Meant for quick retrieval of vital information regarding the management of nutritional issues in patients with gastroenterological problems--either primary or as the consequence of other medical disorders, such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia and obesity. The book addresses normal physiology and pathophysiology, and offers chapters on diseases that can lead to specific nutritional problems. The clinical focus is on therapeutic nutrition and dietary management.