Nutrition and Dietary Therapy: Principles and Practice

The text challenges readers to learn basic nutrition facts and to use this knowledge to judge and interpret new information that will undoubtedly surface before the next edition. Part 1 of this book introduces the basics of nutrition and shows how nutrition supports good health. Part II will teach the reader to apply that knowledge to the health care setting. Part III examines diet therapy as a tool in supporting nutritional health through during times when illness or physical stress insult the body.