Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy

• Emphasis on clinical applications.
• Nutrient recommendations and food label data, including updated DRIs.
• Cautions for unregulated supplements and descriptions of interactions of food, drug, and over-the-counter nutrients.
• Life cycle approach that includes screening tools and nutritional interventions for infants, children, adolescents, and mature adults, as well as pregnant and lactating women.
• Updated recommendations and food plans for weight control, clients with diabetes, HIV/AIDS, dysphasia, preventing heart disease, and other health concerns.
• Useful assessment tools and tables throughout, including Food Handling Guidelines, Labeling Regulations, Research Summaries, and Wellness Tips
• Coverage of nutria-genomics and genomics.
• "Teamwork” exercises focusing on nutritional documentation from different care providers, including dietitians, physical therapists, and speech therapists.
• “Dollars and Sense” feature highlighting which food costs or economic factors influence nutritional care.

• Thoroughly updated, reviewed, and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in research and practice.
• The latest nutritional guidelines and information, including Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 and the emphasis on “eating patterns” regardless of cultural background, the Institute of Medicine’s new recommendations for school meals, and references to government websites that reflect current recommendations and government programs that encourage healthy eating, as well as new food allergy guidelines.
• “Nourishing the Multitudes” highlighting global and national hunger and malnutrition issues.
• More alternate-format NCLEX-RN^®-style questions

I. The Role of Nutrients in the Human Body
1. Nutrition in Human Health
2. Carbohydrates
3. Fats
4. Protein
5. Energy Balance
6. Vitamins
7. Minerals
8. Water
9. Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion

II. Family and Community Nutrition
10. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation
11. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
12. Life Cycle Nutrition: The Mature Adult
13. Food Management

III. Clinical Nutrition
14. Nutrient Delivery
15. Interactions: Food and Nutrients Versus Medications and Supplements
16. Weight Management
17. Diet in Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
18. Diet in Cardiovascular Disease
19. Diet in Renal Disease
20. Diet in Digestive Diseases
21. Diet and Cancer
22. Nutrition in Critical Care
23. Diet in HIV and AIDS
24. Nutritional Care of the Terminally Ill

Appendices
A. Dietary Reference Intakes for Individuals
B. Glossary
Index

Available on DavisPlus
Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions
Bibliography