Nutrition

This second expanded edition has been brought fully up-to-date to include all the new thinking and discoveries that have the greatest capacity to improve human health and nutritional advancement. The authors provide practical, data-driven integrated chapters covering the most important aspects of th... More

The Second Edition offers a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities. Geriatric Nutrition, Second Edition enhances the health professional's ability to provide comprehensive health care, advice, and treatment to older clie... More

The book focuses on main aspects of chemical reaction, i.e. principle, mechanism and applications of synthetic utility. The content is explained in an easy and simple language. It will be a good source of information for fundamental knowledge of organic synthesis to students at undergraduate level a... More

SPORTS AND FITNESS NUTRITION is a unique offering to the sports and nutrition milieu. The book differs from its competitors with its extensive, up-to-date coverage of nutrition supplements and unique chapter devoted to specific training and nutrition applications for more than a dozen sports. It pro... More

Eat your way to better health and well-being Making simple changes to your diet can significantly improve your health, from easing your menstrual and menopausal symptoms to strengthening your bones and protecting your heart. This book shows you how. Drawing from the latest medical and dietary resear... More

Keeping up with the rapid growth in this field, A Practical Manual of Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Ablation: A Clinical Cookbook covers current and emerging endometrial ablation procedures. It provides practical, step-by-step illustrated descriptions of basic and advanced techniques and new methods.... More

A guide to controlling Inflammatory Bowel Disease through proper nutrition describes the digestion and absorption processes; explains the function of essential nutrients; and provides numerous recipes, food lists, meal plans, and much more. Original.... More

To achieve and maintain optimal health, it is essential that the vitamins in foods are present in sufficient quantity and are in a form that the body can assimilate. Vitamins in Foods: Analysis, Bioavailability, and Stability presents the latest information about vitamins and their analysis, bioavai... More

With detailed contributions and research from experts in the physiology of normal acid-base homeostasis and the management of acid-base disorders, this reference supplies an abundance of information on acid-base physiology, disorders of acid-base equilibrium, and the management and treatment of thes... More

A compilation of management, medical, nutrition, psychological, and physical activity facts, models, theories, interventions, and evaluation techniques, the Handbook of Pediatric Obesity: Clinical Management is the most clinically appropriate and scientifically supported source of information availa... More

Presents classic and recent findings on immunological dysfunctions caused by food allergies-coordinating the most advanced clinical techniques and assessment methods with practical insights for treatment and patient care.Presents classic and recent findings on immunological dysfunctions caused by fo... More

Current research has given us a more complete understanding of how the chemicals in foods and herbs interact with natural and synthetic drugs. In some cases a single food or supplement can profoundly increase or decrease the toxicity and/or efficacy of a single drug. Although it is standard practice... More

This reference examines all aspects of low-calorie foods - including their history, technology, ingredients, governing regulations, position of the food market and future prospects - while addressing the medical and social rationale for their development.;Discussing the full range of processed foods... More

While nutrition is central to the management of diabetes, there is no one "diabetic diet." Nutritional prescriptions depend on the type of diabetes, food preferences, lifestyle, treatment regimen, comorbidities, state of health, and the route of caloric administration. Nutritional Strategies for the... More

"Eating Disorders" refer to a range of problems characterized by abnormal eating behaviors and beliefs about eating, weight, and shape. Eating disorders, which are classified as psychiatric problems, and obesity, which is classified as a general medical condition, reflect a diverse and perplexing ar... More