Pocket Guide to Nutrition and Diet Therapy - Softcover

Specially designed as a quick reference for all care givers, including nurses, dieticians and students, "Pocket Guide to Nutrition and Diet Therapy" provides clinically related nutritional context for all client age groups. The book is subdivided into three sections: nutrition through the life cycle, nutrition and clinical care and obesity and eating disorders. Contents feature disorder-specific interventions and health promotion, with an emphasis on performing a thorough assesment as the basis for interventions and client teaching. Extensively revised and updated, this second edition includes recommendations on AIDS, pregnancy, heart disease and diabetes.