Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy - Couverture souple

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Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0443123640 ISBN 13 : 9780443123641

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 2026

Synopsis

Stay up to date on the latest information in nutrition care with Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy, 17th Edition. This leading text provides concise, need-to-know coverage of hot topics, emerging trends, and cutting-edge research to ensure you are equipped to make informed decisions on patient nutrition in the clinical space. A conversational writing style, vivid illustrations, and wide array of reader-friendly features connect the fundamental concepts of nutrition to the application of those concepts in clinical practice. The text is logically broken out into four parts: Part 1 introduces basic principles of nutrition science, including coverage of health promotion, vitamins, minerals, and other key foundational topics; Part 2 discusses human growth and development needs in different parts of the life cycle; Part 3 provides a strong focus on community nutrition, along with emphasis on weight management and physical fitness; Part 4 consists of a series of clinical nutrition chapters that reflect the latest medical nutrition therapy and approaches to patient education and care management.

• Clinical Judgment Case Studies with accompanying questions for analysis in the clinical care chapters focus attention on related patient care problems
• Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how a patient's culture can affect nutritional concepts in practice
• Clinical Applications and For Further Focus boxes highlight timely topics and analyze concepts and trends in depth
• Bulleted chapter summaries review highlights from the chapter and help you see how the chapter contributes to the book's "big picture"
• Diet therapy guidelines include recommendations, restrictions, and sample diets for major clinical conditions
• Drug-Nutrient Interactions boxes highlight important safety information and cover topics such as nutritional supplements for athletics, drugs interfering with vitamin absorption, and over-the-counter weight loss aids
• Key terms and definitions clarify terminology and concepts critical to understanding and application of the material

• UPDATED! Clinical guidelines align with the most recent recommendations, preparing you to implement best practices
• UPDATED! Images and figures visually reinforce key concepts
• UPDATED! Coverage of Healthy People 2030 and the 2023 DRI's for Energy bring you the latest objectives, formulas, and examples
• UPDATED! Revised case studies and content reflect the diverse cultural backgrounds you may encounter in practice, encouraging culturally sensitive approaches to care
• EXPANDED! Discussions of key concepts backed by current longitudinal studies provide a stronger empirical foundation for decision-making
• UPDATED! Statistics throughout the text reflect the most recently available data at the time of publication

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0443123640
• ISBN 13: 9780443123641
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: ELSEVIER; https://www.elsevier.com/es-es; ; Mooswaldallee 6; Freiburg; 79108; Allemagne