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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Parenteral Nutrition, Second Edition is an easy-to-understand, evidence-based guide for determining the need for parenteral nutrition, ordering nutrient solutions, monitoring patient response to therapy, and coordinating care with patients, caregivers, and other members of the healthcare team.Topics include the following: Practitioner indications for parenteral nutrition. Information on vascular access, delivery systems and intravenous pumps. Research on parenteral nutrients and formulations. Initiation, advancement, and acute complications with parenteral nutrition. Information on metabolic complications of long-term parenteral nutrition. Parenteral nutrition information for in the home and at alternate sites. An expanded chapter on the Nutrition Care Process addresses nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring and evaluation as it applies to the delivery of parenteral nutrition. Appropriate for students to the advanced practitioner, this pocket guide is an indispensable resource.

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This education tool covers how insulin works in the body, types of insulin and treatment plans, and how to calculate mealtime insulin and correction insulin. Clients will also learn about testing patterns to check insulin doses along with the signs, symptoms, and treatment of hypoglycemia. An insulin dosing worksheet is provided for the diabetes educator to personalize a client's blood glucose target and insulin plan, and it shows a stepwise approach for calculating mealtime insulin. This booklet is an excellent follow-up to Choose Your Foods: Count Your Carbs.

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Based on input from current users, this new edition has been streamlined and redesigned and enhanced with more food images. It also features updated carbohydrate, protein, and fat information for a wide variety of food and beverages that reflect the diverse populations trying to lose weight. This edition includes a new section on goal setting, action-oriented eating plan tips throughout, dedicated pages for notes, and a customizable eating plan.

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Written for major and advanced non-major course offerings, Nutrition, Seventh Edition provides students with a comprehensive, current, and science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and functions. It's student-focused approach provides information about topics and issues that concern them -- a balanced diet, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines, scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage. - Provides updated content reflects the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 22020-2025 released in December of 2020. - Includes updated Getting Personal features which encourage students to apply their nutritional knowledge to understanding their own diets. - Incorporates revised food source charts in the vitamins and minerals chapters which more clearly convey common sources for vitamins and minerals. - Includes revised statistics and data throughout that reflects the current state of nutrition in America and the world. - Provides the updated Position Statement from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Heart Association, and other organizations. - Includes new and updated FYI, Going Green, and Quick Bites features which provide in-depth discussions of controversial issues and topics for classroom discussion.

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Develop your own personal weight loss plan based on sound expert advice Total Body Diet for Dummies is your expert-led guide to losing weight — and keeping it off — the healthy way. It's easy to fall into the trap of fad diets with their promises of fast results and little effort, but fad diets are often ineffective at best, or downright dangerous at worst. This book gives you the benefit of expertise instead, putting Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics guidelines right at your fingertips. You'll learn why physical activity, calorie counting, and psychological support are the cornerstones of successful and lasting weight loss, and why you should track your food intake, exercise, and sleep. You'll learn all about the various tools that can help you reach your goals, including mindful eating, wearable technology and mobile apps, and how to choose the right ones for you. Written by a registered dietitian nutritionist, these easy-to-follow and simple-to-apply tips will help you develop a customized weight loss plan without upending your day-to-day life or breaking your budget. Conflicting guidance and questionable sources can make it that much harder to lose weight successfully without the help of a knowledgeable professional. This book cuts through the noise to bring you real guidance based on real research, with true expert advice to help you: Lose weight for good in a mindful way Become lean, strong, and healthy Stay on track with wearable tech Feel better and get energized Losing weight is not about 'magical' foods or self-deprivation. It's about your overall pattern of food intake, and most foods can fit into a healthy pattern in moderation. You just need to learn how to do it mindfully. Total Body Diet for Dummies is the supportive, informative guide you need to get right on track to a healthier you.

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