Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy - 12th Edition by Eleanor Schlenker & Joyce Ann Gilbert (Paperback)
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<p>Learn the latest nutrition and diet therapies for treating common diseases. <b>Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy, 12th Edition</b> offers a solid foundation in the fundamental knowledge and skills you need to provide effective patient care. It addresses nutrition across the lifespan and includes the <i>2015 Dietary Goals for Americans</i> as well as <i>MyPlate for Older Adults</i>. This exceptionally reader-friendly text features evidence-based information, real-world case scenarios, colorful illustrations, boxes, and tables to help you learn how to apply essential nutrition concepts and therapies in clinical practice.</p><ul><b><li>Strong community focus</b> is threaded throughout with robust coverage of health promotion, cultural competence, patient safety, lifespan, and public health issues.</li><li><b><i>Focus on Culture</i> boxes </b>introduce you to cultural competence and the special nutritional needs, health problems, and appropriate interventions applicable to different cultural, ethnic, racial and age groups.</li><li><b><i>Focus on Food Safety </i>boxes<i> </b></i>alert you to food safety issues related to a particular nutrient, age group, or medical condition.</li><li><b>Health Promotion section </b>devoted solely to health promotion and wellness<b> </b>stresses healthy lifestyle choices and prevention as the best medicine.</li><li><b><i>Diet-Medication Interactions </i>boxes<i> </b></i>provide diet-warnings related to specific prescription drugs.</li><li><b><i>Evidence-Based Practice</i> boxes </b>summarize current research findings.</li><li><b><i>Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) </i>boxes<i> </b></i>offer uses, contraindications, and advantages/disadvantages of common types of herbs and supplements and potential interactions with prescription or over-the-counter medications.</li><li><b><i>Perspective in Practice</i> boxes </b>supply you with practice elements for nutrition education.</li><li><b>Key terms </b>identified in the text and defined on the page help reinforce critical concepts.</li> </ul><ul><b><li>NEW! Includes the 2015 Dietary Goals for Americans</b> which covers the latest guidelines and medications. </li><li><b>NEW! MyPlate for Older Adults </b>developed by the Tufts University Human Research Center on Aging and the AARP Foundation replaces former Food Guide Pyramid.</li><li><b>NEW! Newly-approved Nutrition Labeling Guidelines</b> incorporated into text along with the latest medications, research findings, and clinical treatment therapies.</li><li><b>NEW! New and refreshed case studies </b>illustrate key concepts in authentic, real-life scenarios that reinforce learning and promote nutritional applications.</li><li><b>NEW! Expanded coverage of health promotion</b> includes strategies for implementation.</li><li><b>NEW! New coverage of text messages for nutrition and health information</b> includes what to watch out for when visiting health-related web sites.</li></ul>
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