Nutrition in Women's HealthJones & Bartlett Learning, 1996 - 582 pages Provides a comprehensive reference that covers topics related to the health of women. Covers factors affecting adolescent nutrition and growth; nutrition and pregnancy in the growing adolescent; definitions, assessment, and the role of nutritionists in the treatment of eating disorders; general food consumption patterns in women; the relationships between diet, sex steroids, and the menstrual cycle; guidelines for normal nutrition in the premenopausal woman and the pregnant or lactating woman; nutrition issues for vegetarian women; how to manage optimal nutrition in female athletes; nutritional needs of elderly women; preventive nutrition in adolescent girls; chronic diseases of concern to women, i.e. obesity, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer; the ongoing activities and efforts at the National Institutes of Health; and the nutrition components of the Women's Health Initiative. Also contains sample menus that meet contemporary dietary recommendations for women. Written for nutritionists and other allied health professionals who have an interest in women's health or have women as clients. |
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Contents
Implications for Nutritional | 35 |
Chapter 3 Eating Disorders | 58 |
Food Consumption Patterns in Women | 103 |
Dietary Patterns in Women | 114 |
Opportunities for Change | 134 |
Chapter 5 Diet the Menstrual Cycle and Sex Steroid | 141 |
Chapter 6 Normal Nutrition in Premenopausal Women | 174 |
Factors Shaping Womens Eating Patterns | 191 |
Chapter 10Nutritional Needs of Elderly Women | 299 |
Chapter 11Preventive Nutrition in Adolescent Girls | 323 |
Chapter 12Obesity | 353 |
Chapter 13Cardiovascular Disease | 383 |
Factors in Females that Affect the Lipoprotein Profile | 391 |
Intervention Strategies in Women | 399 |
Summary | 410 |
Chapter 14Osteoporosis | 418 |
Federally Funded Food and Nutrition Programs | 199 |
Summary | 206 |
Chapter 7 Nutritional Concerns during Pregnancy | 212 |
Chapter 8 Vegetarianism for Women | 232 |
Nutrition for the Female Athlete | 263 |
Nutrient Needs | 270 |
Competition Diet | 279 |
Summary | 288 |
Chapter 15Diabetes | 440 |
Chapter 16Cancer | 463 |
Chapter 17Womens Health Research at the National | 499 |
Overview of | 510 |
Chapter 19Menu Planning for Women | 543 |
Index | 569 |
About the Authors 582 | |
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