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Book SynopsisFilling the need unmet by today''s medical dictionaries, the new fifth edition of
Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary, is the most comprehensive dictionary covering nutrition and diet therapy available for health care professionals. In this wide-ranging, authoritative volume, authors Lagua and Claudio cover all aspects of nutrition, including assessment, drug nutrient interactions, laboratory interpretations, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, community and public health nutrition programs, and nutrition throughout the life cycle. Much more than a dictionary, the word entries don''t just define, but include the main reasons for suggested nutrition therapy and dietary guidelines, foods allowed, and avoided. Coverage includes such topics as nutrition and the immune system, phytonutrients, functional foods, alternative medicine, and the new standard for dietary reference intakes.
Special features of the Dictionary are entries on 160 different die
Table of Contents
Preface.
Guide to the Use of the Dictionary.
Dictionary Terms.
Appendices.
1. Dietary Reference Intakes.
2. Tolerable Upper-Intake Levels.
3. Recommended Dietary Standards for Young Adults in SelectedCountries and FAO/WHO.
4. Food Guide Pyramid.
5. Food Guides of Selected Countries.
6. Food Labeling and Nutrition.
7. Daily Values for Food Labels.
8. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
9. National Nutrition Objectives for 2010.
10. Gastrointestinal Functions and Absorption.
11. Interrelationships of Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat.
12. Roles of Vitamins in Metabolism.
13. Roles of Minerals in Metabolism.
14. Summary of Selected Hormones.
15. Weights of Children from 3 Months to 19 Years.
16. Weights of Adult Men and Women Aged 20 and Over.
17. Body mass index (adults).
18. Estimation of Frame Size and Stature.
19. Triceps Skinfold Thickness.
20. Mid-upper Arm Muscle Circumference.
21. Estimation of Energy, Protein, and Fluid Requirements.
22. Interpretations and Equations for Assessing Nutritional Status.
23. Physical Assessment of Nutritional Status.
24. Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status.
25. Reference Values for Serum Lipids.
26. Reference Blood Values for Nutritional Assessment.
27. Normal Reference Values for Urine.
28. Sugar Content of Selected Foods.
29. Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Selected Foods.
30. Dietary Fiber Content of Selected Foods.
31. Alcohol Content of Selected Beverages.
32. Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods.
33. Total Fat and Fatty Acids Content of Selected Foods.
34. Caffeine Content of Selected Foods.
35. Sodium Content of Selected Foods.
36. Nutritive and Nonnutritive Sweeteners.
37. Fat Replacers (Substitutes).
38. Phytochemicals in Foods.
39. Dietary Supplements.
40. Composition of Milk and Selected Formulas for Infant Feeding.
41. Selected Nutritional Products for Children.
42. Proprietary Formulas for Enteral Nutrition.
43. Composition of Oral and Intravenous Electrolyte Solutions.
44. Amino Acid Solutions for Parenteral Nutrition.
45. Nutrition Therapy in Inborn Errors of Metabolism.
46. Drug Interactions with Foods and Nutrients.
47. Common Foodborne Pathogens.
48. Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Symbols.
49. Common Abbreviations in Nutrition and the Medical Records.
50. Sources of Nutrition Information.
