Human Nutrition and Diet Therapy

Abstract: A textbook provides basic information on normal and therapeutic human nutrition for students in nursing, dietetics, nutrition, and allied health fields. The text material is organized into 3 parts. The first part provides information on nutrients, energy and body composition, and fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance. The second part covers the role of normal nutrition as related to nutritional requirements, nutritional status, and nutrition-related health problems and controversies at each stage of the life cycle and in various circumstances. The topics of education, culture, food additives, and toxicants also are addressed. The final section is devoted entirely to the nutrition and dietary care of patients with specific clinical disorders. Each chapter concludes with study questions. (wz).