Nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease /
edited by Ann M. Coulston, Carol J. Boushey, Mario G. Ferruzzi, Linda M. Delahanty.
- Fourth edition.
- London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, 2017.
- xxvi, 1047 p. ; ill. 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research methodology. Assessment methods for research and practice -- Research and applied methods for observational and intervention studies -- Nutrition for health maintainence, prevention, and diseae-specific treatment. Food and nutrient intake for health -- Dietary bioactive compounds for health -- Overweight and obesity -- Cardiovascular disease -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cancer -- Gastrointestinal health and disease -- Bone health and disease.
Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive clinical nutrition textbook that integrates food issues with nutrition to provide a unique perspective to disease prevention/control. A proven classroom resource for understanding how nutrition can be used to improve health status, this book focuses on the clinical applications and disease prevention of nutrition, clearly linking the contributions of basic science to applied nutrition research and, in turn, to research-based patient care guidelines.