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1405180846

Clinical Nutrition in Practice / Nikolaos Katsilambros

Publication year: 2010

ISBN: 1405180846

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Opens with introductory chapters on the basis of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment. These are followed by chapters addressing the nutritional needs of patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid and neurologic disorders, as well as diseases of various organ systems, such as the GI tract, renal and pulmonary systems. Special attention is given to describing nutrition in cancer patients and those with HIV/AIDS and the book concludes with a discussion of enteral and parenteral nutrition.


Subject: Nutrition, Dietetics, Clinical Nutrition