Williams' essentials of nutrition and diet therapy / Joyce Gilbert and Eleanor D. Schlenker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Introduction to human nutrition -- Nutrition and health -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins -- Vitamins -- Minerals and water -- Energy balance -- Part 2. Community nutrition and the life cycle -- Food selection and food safety -- Community nutrition: promoting healthy eating -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition for normal growth and development -- Nutrition for aging adults -- Nutrition and physical fitness -- Part 3. Introduction to clinical nutrition -- Nutrition assessment and nutrition therapy in patient -- Metabolic stress -- Drug-nutrient interactions -- Nutrition support: enteral and parenteral nutrition -- Gastrointestinal diseases -- Diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs -- Diabetes mellitus -- Renal diseases -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Cancer.

"Master the essentials of nutrition science and patient care with this concise text! 'Williams' essentials of nutrition and diet therapy, 13th edition' helps you understand and apply nutrition concepts in the treatment of disease, disease prevention, and life enhancement. The text is broken out into three parts: the basics of nutrients and the body, the life cycle and community nutrition, and clinical nutrition. Case studies help you determine nutritional interventions in treating both acute and chronic conditions. Written by nutrition specialists Joyce Gilbert and Eleanor D. Schlenker, this book includes the latest advances in research and evidence-based practice"-- Publisher's website.