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Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy - Revised Reprint - VST eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

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By Eleanor Schlenker, PhD, RDN and Sara Long Roth, PhD, RD, LD
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New to this edition
  • Evidence-Based Practice boxes emphasize the importance of using research to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
  • Expanded health promotion coverage includes the World Health Organization’s definition of "health," the concept of wellness, and patient education.
  • An in-depth discussion of childhood obesity explores the impact and prevention of this major health concern.
  • Additional information on metabolic syndrome examines its effects on the cardiovascular system.
  • Coverage of nutrition support includes the use of adapted feeding tools to aid patients in various disease states.
  • Perspective in Practice boxes offer quick access to practical applications of nutrition principles.
  • Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes features the latest updates from the American Dietetic Association.

Author Information
By Eleanor Schlenker, PhD, RDN, Professor and Extension Specialist, Emerita Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia and Sara Long Roth, PhD, RD, LD, Professor and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Department of Animal Science, Food, and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL