Nutrition

Nearly one out of every three adults in America is obese and tens of millions of people in the United States are dieting at any one time. This has resulted in a weight-loss industry worth billions of dollars a year and growing. What are the long-term...

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than 30 years by providing nutrition education, supplemental food, and other valuable services. The...

Improving nutrition requires a multisectoral effort, which complicates the task of determining basic information, such as how much is being spent and on what. This book presents the key elements of a Nutrition Public Expenditure Review (NPER) and offers...

The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also creates significant environmental, public health, and other costs that generally are not recognized and...

Nutrition-sensitive, food-based approaches towards hunger and malnutrition are effective, sustainable and long-term solutions. This book discusses the policy, strategic, methodological, technical and programmatic issues associated with such approaches,...

Recommendations for feeding infants and young children have changed substantially over time owing to scientific advances, cultural influences, societal trends, and other factors. At the same time, stronger approaches to reviewing and synthesizing...

This midcourse report provides an initial assessment of how the process used to develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (DGA) compares to the recommendations in the 2017 National Academies report on redesigning the process for...

Fruits and vegetables are one of the richest sources of ascorbic acid, other antioxidants and produce-specific bioactive compounds. A general consensus from health experts has confirmed that an increased dietary intake of specific bioactive compounds...

On September 16, 2019, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, held a public workshop, Advancing Effective Obesity Communications, in Washington, DC. The...

On August 7?8, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, to review the status of current and emerging knowledge about innovations for modern food systems and strategies for meeting...

A virtual workshop titled Using Systems Applications to Inform Obesity Solutions, held on September 16, 2020, was convened by the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine...

The Food Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual workshop, Challenges and Opportunities for Precision and Personalized Nutrition, on August 10-12, 2021. The workshop explored potential challenges and...

A virtual workshop titled Integrating Systems and Sectors Toward Obesity Solutions, held April 6, 2020 (Part I), and June 30, 2020 (Part II), was convened by the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of...

The glycaemic index (GI) is a measure of the ability of a food to raise blood sugar. The GI has been hitting the headlines recently. While some of what is written is balanced and accurate, there is also much misunderstanding and misinformation...

Specifically designed for health visitors, general practitioners, nurses, dietitians and nutritionists, this is the first book to clarify the suggested balance of different foods and food groups needed to provide a healthy diet in infants. It interprets...

Food, Nutrition and Health is an introductory text for all students of food and nutrition. It covers a knowledge matrix that reflects recognised principles and practices, from the basic chemistry of nutrients in foods, to the nature of the food supply...

Fatty Acids in Health Promotion and Disease Causation focuses on heart disease and the role that fatty acids can play in its prevention and causation. It provides information on special populations, Native Americans, stroke, and cardiac injury as...

Based on the proceedings of a Symposium held during the 2002 World Congress of the Oxygen Club of California, 2002.About the AuthorLester Packer, Maret G. Traber, Klaus Kraemer and Balz FreiBook InformationISBN 9781893997295Author Lester PackerFormat...

Molecular Basis of Human Nutrition focuses on the metabolic basis of human nutrition, detailing recent knowledge and research in this field. It explains the biochemical functions of the essential nutrients and the physiological consequences of deficient...

Whether eating disorders is your desired specialty treatment area or not, you are bound to encounter a related situation some time in your career. They are simply too common to avoid."- From The Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders, 2nd Ed.This newly revised...

Nutrition science is a highly fractionated, contentious field with rapidly changing viewpoints on both minor and major issues impacting on public health. With an evolutionary perspective as its basis, this exciting book provides a framework by which the...

Specialist dietitians, Isabel Skypala and Carina Venter assemble a team of expert authors to separate fact from fiction and provide the reader with an authoritative and practical guide to handling the difficult issue of food hypersensitivity. Offering...

Based on input from current users, this new edition has been streamlined and redesigned and enhanced with more food images. It also features updated carbohydrate, protein, and fat information for a wide variety of food and beverages that reflect the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883104009Author Dr Jewel Pookrum MDFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint J. E. W. E. L. Publications, IncorporatedPublisher J. E. W. E. L. Publications,...

The novice to the advanced practitioner will find value in having this handy reference on parenteral nutrition. It contains sections on order review, compounding, and drug shortage management.This latest edition is expanded to 13 chapters and is updated...

It is never too late to eat right and exercise the smart way! Food and fitness experts Christine Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, FAND, and Bob Murray, PhD, FACSM, share their personal experiences and offer a common-sense approach to help you learn what it takes to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345441027Author Stephen CherniskeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Health and fitness professionals are frequently frustrated at their inability to help clients achieve long-standing health behaviour changes and are seeking new, scientifically sound, alternative approaches which are more effective. This handbook has...

Bringing together key topics in basic science, clinical nutrition, and public health, Nutrition, Health and Disease is an easy-to-read, student-friendly textbook which clearly demonstrates how the body s demand for nutrients changes throughout life, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760785536Author Dr. Kate GregorevicFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Macmillan AustraliaPublisher Pan Macmillan AustraliaWeight(grams)...

Edited by a multidisciplinary team of experts, this second edition of ASPEN Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders Handbook provides the foundation needed to treat these complex conditions, and is ideal for bedside use. It provides clinicians with...

The concept that the gut and brain are intricately linked is widely accepted not just within the lay community but increasingly within scientific and therapeutic circles as well. Terms such as "heartache" and "gut wrenching" are more than mere metaphor,...

ASPEN Enteral Nutrition Handbook, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource on how to safely, effectively, and confidently care for patients receiving tube feeding. The clinician will find everything needed for positive patient outcomes, including...

Since its introduction in 1943 Recommended Dietary Allowances has become the accepted source of nutrient allowances for healthy people. These Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are used throughout the food and health fields. Additionally, RDAs serve...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788892631427Author Walter Ardig Format PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint YoucanprintPublisher YoucanprintWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 21mm

This latest edition of the most internationally respected reference in food chemistry for more than 30 years, Fennema's Food Chemistry, 5th Edition once again meets and surpasses the standards of quality and comprehensive information set by its...

Treat allergies naturally Written by a leading practitioner of the groundbreaking F.X. Mayr cure, which equates allergic reactions with poor digestive health and accumulated toxins, this new book discusses how this innovative approach can be applied to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528990608Author Victoria LevittFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Prepare for clinical practice by "solving" 29 realistic case studies in nutrition and medical nutrition therapy. Using the medical record as its structure, you draw on the information provided (hospital admission data, laboratory test results,...

This comprehensive guide sheds light on the latest science behind food allergies and intolerances and offers practical guidance regarding their management. It includes symptoms, diagnosis and management of allergies and intolerances related to 24 foods...