Nutrition And Diet Therapy Reference DictionaryJones & Bartlett Learning, 1996 - 491 pages This wide-ranging volume covers all aspects of nutrition, including assessment, drug-nutrient interactions, laboratory interpretations, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, community and public health nutrition programs, nutrition throughout the life cycle, and such topics as nutrition and the immune system, nutrition labelling, chemical dependency, AIDS, and organ transplantation. Its comprehensive coverage of medical nutrition therapy and public health nutrition far exceeds the standard medical dictionaries. With more than 3000 carefully selected entries and 50 appendices, the new Fourth edition includes 380 new terms and more than 600 revised and expanded definitions. Definitions are cross-referenced to other entries and the materials found in the Appendix to provide further details and information. |
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Contents
Contents | 65 |
Dictionary Terms 1376 | 376 |
7A Dietary Guidelines for All Healthy Americans over 2 Years Old 391 | 7 |
11A Summary of Digestive Enzymes 400 | 12 |
Summary of Vitamins 407 | 19 |
Summary of Minerals 409 | 21 |
Median Weights and Heights for Children from Birth to 18 Years 411 | 23 |
Average Weights for Men and Women Aged 1874 Years 412 | 24 |
Reference Values for Blood Lipids 428 | 28 |
Expected 24Hour Urinary Creatinine Excretion 429 | 29 |
Reference Values for Normal Blood Constituents 430 | 30 |
Normal Reference Values for Urine 437 | 19 |
Dietary Fiber in Selected Foods 439 | 19 |
Alcohol and Caloric Content of Alcoholic Beverages 440 | 19 |
Cholesterol and Fatty Acid Content of Selected Foods per 100 g of edible portion 441 | 19 |
Average Caffeine Content of Selected Foods mg 444 | 19 |
20A Acceptable Weights for Men and Women 413 | 7 |
Metropolitan HeightWeight Tables 414 | 8 |
Estimation of Frame Size and Stature 415 | 9 |
Reference Values for Triceps Skinfold Thickness 416 | 10 |
Reference Values for Midarm Muscle Circumference 417 | 11 |
Estimation of Energy and Protein Requirements 418 | 20 |
Interpretations and Equations for Assessing Nutritional Status 421 | 23 |
Physical Assessment of Nutritional Status 424 | 26 |
Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status 426 | 26 |
Sodium and Potassium Contents 445 | 31 |
Composition of Milk and Selected Formulas for Infant Feeding 446 | 32 |
Composition of Oral and Intravenous Electrolyte Solutions 447 | 33 |
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Selected Amino Acid Solutions for Parenteral Nutrition 453 | 39 |
Intravenous Fat Emulsions 455 | 41 |
Suggested Intravenous Multivitamin Formulation 456 | 42 |
47A Cultural Food Practices 470 | 10 |
Other editions - View all
Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary Rosalinda T. Lagua,Virginia S. Claudio Limited preview - 1996 |
Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary Rosalinda T. Lagua,Virginia S. Claudio Limited preview - 2012 |
Nutrition And Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary Rosalinda T. Lagua,Virginia S. Claudio No preview available - 1996 |
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