Oxford handbook of nutrition and dietetics / [edited by] Joan Webster-Gandy, Angela Madden, Michelle Holdsworth.
Material type: TextSeries: Oxford medical publications | Oxford handbooks | Oxford medical publications | Oxford handbooksPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Edition: 1st editionDescription: xxxix, 730 p. : ill. ; 19 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780198567257 (pbk.) :
- 0198567251 (flexicover : alk. paper)
- Handbook of nutrition and dietetics
- 615.854 22
- 613.2
- RM217.2 .O94 2006
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Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references (p. 713-715) and index.
Introduction to nutrition -- Dietary reference values (DRVs) and food-based dietary guidelines -- Current dietary patterns in the UK -- Nutrition assessment -- Nutrients -- Food labelling, functional foods, and food supplements -- Non-nutrient components of food -- Drug-nutrient interactions and prescription of nutritional products -- Diet before and during pregnancy -- Infants and preschool children -- School-aged children and adolescents -- Older people -- Nutrition in special groups -- Nutrition intervention with individuals -- Nutrition intervention with populations -- Nutrition support -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- Cardiovascular disease -- Cancer and leukaemia -- Nutrition in gastrointestinal diseases -- Pancreatic disease -- Liver disease -- Renal disease -- Respiratory disease and cystic fibrosis -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection -- Nutrition in mental health -- Nutrition in neurological conditions -- Palliative care -- Inherited metabolic disorders -- Epilepsy and ketogenic diets -- Food hypersensitivity -- Rheumatology and bone health -- Hospital catering -- Popular diets -- Appendices: Weights and measures ; Anthropometrics ; Conversion factors ; Energy expenditure prediction equations ; Clinical chemistry reference ranges ; Dietary reference values ; Nutritional composition of common foods ; Useful contacts ; The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (UK).
The role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease is increasingly being recognised. This handbook covers the life cycle from preconception to old age, emphasising nutritional science, therapeutic dietetics and nutrition/dietetics in the community.
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