Nix, Staci.

Williams' basic nutrition & diet therapy / Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy Basic nutrition & diet therapy Staci Nix. - 13th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009. - xxi, 554 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food, nutrition, and health -- Carbohydrates -- Fats -- Proteins -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Energy balance -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Water balance -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Nutrition for adults : the early, middle, and later years -- Community food supply and health -- Food habits and cultural patterns -- Weight management -- Nutrition and physical fitness -- Nutrition care -- Gastrointestinal and accessory organ problems -- Coronary heart disease and hypertension -- Diabetes mellitus -- Kidney disease -- Surgery and nutrition support -- Nutrition support in cancer and AIDS.

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Diet therapy.
Nutrition.
Nursing.
Diet Therapy.
Food Habits.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Nutritional Requirements.

RM216 / .W6865 2009

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2008 M-267 WB 400 / N736w 2009