Robinson's Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy (8th Edition)

A thorough updating of this classic book Ñ one that continues a tradition of offering solid background in the basics of normal nutrition, principles, and applications of food/nutrition science, and the role of foods in the treatment of illness. This highly successful, clearly-written book explains practical applications of principles of nutrition and food sciences to normal and therapeutic situations and provides the tools necessary for implementing nutritional strategies. Nutrition-related case studies appear throughout the text, to help bring dietary and nutritional concepts to life. Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, Eighth Edition, provides thirty practical case studies that reflect interdisciplinary nutritional practices. It also features the specifics of therapeutic diets organized by organ system, with etiology and rationale for all modifications given. Medicines, and their interactions with other drugs and nutrients receive thorough, general treatment in a separate, full chapter; while coverage of therapy for disease processes include a discussion of drug-nutrient interactions specific to those processes. In addition, this edition has been updated to include a new chapter on HIV/AIDS, emphasizing the importance of nutrition as it relates to this disease. Chapters One and Two now represent a distillation and condensation of material that was covered in several chapters in previous editions. The 1996 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the new Exchange Lists for Meal Planning are both now featured. The Appendix includes newer, more comprehensive nutrient-analysis tables. Overall, appendices have been reordered to follow the flow of nutrition assessment and counseling. The glossary and list of abbreviations have been expanded and the nutrition history for has been revised. A valuable nutrition and diet therapy reference book for any professional in health care including nursing, dietetic technology, dental hygiene, food service management, sports, fitness, health education, and other health-related fields.