{"product_id":"nutrition-and-diet-therapy-reference-dictionary-isbn-9780813810027","title":"Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary","description":"Filling the need unmet by today's medical dictionaries, the new fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial features of the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e are entries on 160 different diets; nutrition therapy for more than 360 disorders, including inborn-errors of metabolism; 170 drugs and their effects on nutrition; and more than 150 nutritional products with their main uses and composition. Of particular importance are topics of public health concerns for the second millennium, and dietary recommendations for prevention of major degenerative diseases such as obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. The extensive Appendices include over 50 tables, forms, and charts that enrich the word definitions and serve as essential reference aids for the health care professional.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith more than 3,200 carefully selected entries, the new fifth edition includes 700 new terms and more than 600 revised and expanded definitions. Terms have been meticulously chosen based on their frequency of use and importance in nutrition. All practitioners in the fields of nutrition and dietetics, as well as educators, students, and others interested in nutrition will find the updated, new edition of \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e a compact, handy, yet comprehensive reference tool covering almost all aspects of nutrition and dietetics.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.\u003cbr\u003e Guide to the Use of the Dictionary.\u003cbr\u003e Dictionary Terms.  \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.  Dietary Reference Intakes.\u003cbr\u003e 2.  Tolerable Upper-Intake Levels.\u003cbr\u003e 3.  Recommended Dietary Standards for Young Adults in SelectedCountries and FAO\/WHO.\u003cbr\u003e 4.  Food Guide Pyramid.\u003cbr\u003e 5.  Food Guides of Selected Countries.\u003cbr\u003e 6.  Food Labeling and Nutrition.\u003cbr\u003e 7.  Daily Values for Food Labels.\u003cbr\u003e 8.  Dietary Guidelines for Americans.\u003cbr\u003e 9.  National Nutrition Objectives for 2010.\u003cbr\u003e 10.  Gastrointestinal Functions and Absorption.\u003cbr\u003e 11.  Interrelationships of Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat.\u003cbr\u003e 12.  Roles of Vitamins in Metabolism.\u003cbr\u003e 13.  Roles of Minerals in Metabolism.\u003cbr\u003e 14.  Summary of Selected Hormones.\u003cbr\u003e 15.  Weights of Children from 3 Months to 19 Years.\u003cbr\u003e 16.  Weights of Adult Men and Women Aged 20 and Over.\u003cbr\u003e 17.  Body mass index (adults).\u003cbr\u003e 18.  Estimation of Frame Size and Stature.\u003cbr\u003e 19.  Triceps Skinfold Thickness.\u003cbr\u003e 20.  Mid-upper Arm Muscle Circumference.\u003cbr\u003e 21.  Estimation of Energy, Protein, and Fluid Requirements.\u003cbr\u003e 22.  Interpretations and Equations for Assessing Nutritional Status.\u003cbr\u003e 23.  Physical Assessment of Nutritional Status.\u003cbr\u003e 24.  Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status.\u003cbr\u003e 25.  Reference Values for Serum Lipids.\u003cbr\u003e 26.  Reference Blood Values for Nutritional Assessment.\u003cbr\u003e 27.  Normal Reference Values for Urine.\u003cbr\u003e 28.  Sugar Content of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 29.  Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 30.  Dietary Fiber Content of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 31.  Alcohol Content of Selected Beverages.\u003cbr\u003e 32.  Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 33.  Total Fat and Fatty Acids Content of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 34.  Caffeine Content of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 35.  Sodium Content of Selected Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 36.  Nutritive and Nonnutritive Sweeteners.\u003cbr\u003e 37.  Fat Replacers (Substitutes).\u003cbr\u003e 38.  Phytochemicals in Foods.\u003cbr\u003e 39.  Dietary Supplements.\u003cbr\u003e 40.  Composition of Milk and Selected Formulas for Infant Feeding.\u003cbr\u003e 41.  Selected Nutritional Products for Children.\u003cbr\u003e 42.  Proprietary Formulas for Enteral Nutrition.\u003cbr\u003e 43.  Composition of Oral and Intravenous Electrolyte Solutions.\u003cbr\u003e 44.  Amino Acid Solutions for Parenteral Nutrition.\u003cbr\u003e 45.  Nutrition Therapy in Inborn Errors of Metabolism.\u003cbr\u003e 46.  Drug Interactions with Foods and Nutrients.\u003cbr\u003e 47.  Common Foodborne Pathogens.\u003cbr\u003e 48.  Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Symbols.\u003cbr\u003e 49.  Common Abbreviations in Nutrition and the Medical Records.\u003cbr\u003e 50.  Sources of Nutrition Information.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRosalinda T. Lagua, M.P.S., M.N.S., R.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e served as Senior Nutrition Services consultant in the New York State Department of Health for over twenty years. Other positions she held were as Director of Nutritional Services at University Hospital of the State University of New York (SUNY), Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, and Chief Therapeutic Dietitian at Highland View Genesee Hospital, Cleveland, OH Rochester, NY. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia S. Claudio, Ph.D., M.N.S., and R.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Consultant in dietetics and nutrition in Las Vegas, NV. She previously taught nutrition, dietetics, food science, foodservice management, and related courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels for twenty years, as well as working as a clinical dietitian for over fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e  Filling the need unmet by today's medical dictionaries, the new fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial features of the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e are entries on 160 different diets; nutrition therapy for more than 360 disorders, including inborn-errors of metabolism; 170 drugs and their effects on nutrition; and more than 150 nutritional products with their main uses and composition. Of particular importance are topics of public health concerns for the second millennium, and dietary recommendations for prevention of major degenerative diseases such as obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. The extensive Appendices include over 50 tables, forms, and charts that enrich the word definitions and serve as essential reference aids for the health care professional.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith more than 3,200 carefully selected entries, the new fifth edition includes 700 new terms and more than 600 revised and expanded definitions. Terms have been meticulously chosen based on their frequency of use and importance in nutrition. 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