ABSTRACT

Dietary factors have been implicated in at least four of the ten leading causes of death in the U.S. (heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke). Nevertheless, physicians frequently receive inadequate training in nutrition to properly counsel their patients. Introduction to Clinical Nutrition, Third Edition discusses the physiologic and metabolic

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction: Fundamentals of Nutrition

chapter 4|18 pages

Role of Essential Fatty Acids

chapter 5|16 pages

Eicosanoids

chapter 6|54 pages

Inorganic Elements (Minerals)

chapter 7|8 pages

Vitamins—An Overview

chapter 8|36 pages

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

chapter 9|28 pages

Water-Soluble Vitamins I

chapter 10|32 pages

Water-Soluble Vitamins II

chapter 11|18 pages

Vitamin-Like Substances

chapter 13|22 pages

Nutrition and Development

chapter 14|18 pages

Nutrition and Aging

chapter 15|12 pages

Nutritional Assessment

chapter 16|26 pages

Obesity and Eating Disorders

chapter 17|18 pages

Cholesterol and Dyslipidemia

chapter 18|14 pages

Osteoporosis

chapter 19|20 pages

Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes

chapter 20|10 pages

Nutritional Aspects of Kidney Disease

chapter 21|18 pages

Nutritional Aspects of Genetic Diseases

chapter 22|20 pages

Nutritional and Metabolic Effects of Alcohol

chapter 23|12 pages

Nutritional Epidemiology

chapter 24|12 pages

Dietary Fiber

chapter 25|12 pages

Antioxidants and Health

chapter 28|14 pages

Nutritional Aspects of Biotransformation

chapter 29|26 pages

Nutraceuticals

chapter 30|24 pages

Alternative Medicine: Dietary Supplements