Nutrition and dietetics for health care / Helen M. Barker.

By:

Barker, Helen M

Contributor(s):

Barker, Helen M. Beck's nutrition and dietetics for nurses

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2002.Edition: 10th edDescription: viii, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780443070211 (pbk.) :
0443070210 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

613.2

LOC classification:

RM216

Contents:

Summary: It is accepted that good nutrition is essential for maintenance of good health, prevention of disease and recovery from illness. This volume provides health care workers and students of nutrition and dietetics with practical information.

List(s) this item appears in: Nutrition

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 6 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Short Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	613.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		119942

Previous ed.: 1999.

8th ed. has title: Beck's nutrition and dietetics for nurses.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION 1: The science of nutrition:- 1. Introduction to nutrition--2. Carbohydrates--3. Fats--4. Proteins--5. Minerals, trace elements and water--6. Vitamins--7. Energy--8. Non-starch polysaccharides (dietary fibre)--9. An introduction to food science--SECTION 2: Public health and community nutrition:- 10. An introduction to public health nutrition--11. Food-borne diseases and their prevention--12. Diet-related diseases--13. Factors which influence food choice--14. Dietary recommendations for adults--15. Diet in infancy, childhood and adolescence--16. Diet and dental disease--17. Nutrition and older people--18. Nutrition, culture and ethnicity--19. Nutrition and mental health--20. Nutrition for people with learning disabilities--SECTION 3: Therapeutic nutrition and dietetics:- 21. Diet in obesity--22. Diet and cardiovascular disease--23. Hospital-related malnutrition and nutritional support--24. Diet in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract--25. Diet in disorders of the liver and biliary system--26. Diet in disorders of the kidneys--27. Diet in diabetes mellitus--28. Diet in some disorders encountered in paediatrics--29. Diet in HIV infection--30. Diet in the treatment of multiple sclerosis--31. Diet and arthritis.

It is accepted that good nutrition is essential for maintenance of good health, prevention of disease and recovery from illness. This volume provides health care workers and students of nutrition and dietetics with practical information.