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NUTRITION IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE

Author: Edited By Ann Coulston , Eli Lilly & Company, Indianpolis, IN Cheryl Rock , University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. Elaine Monsen , University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

ISBN13: 9780121931551

Publisher: Elsevier

Price: €104.00
Pages: 801
Edition: Hardbound
Publish date: August 2001

Outline:
As we enter the 21st century, a new era of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease emerges. Clinical nutrition involves the integration of diet, genetics, environment, and behavior promoting health and well being throughout life. Expertly edited, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease provides overall perspective and current scientifically supported evidence through in-depth reviews, key citations, discussions, limitations, and interpretations of research findings.This comprehensive reference integrates basic principles and concepts across disciplines and areas of research and practice, while detailing how to apply this knowledge in new creative ways. Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease is an essential part of the tool chest for clinical nutritionists, physicians, nurse practitioners, and dieticians in this new era of practice. This book prepares the clinical nutrition investigator or practitioner for a life-long commitment to learning.