Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition

• Strong community focus is threaded throughout with robust coverage of health promotion, cultural competence, patient safety, lifespan, and public health issues.
• Focus on Culture boxes introduce you to cultural competence and the special nutritional needs, health problems, and appropriate interventions applicable to different cultural, ethnic, racial and age groups.
• Focus on Food Safety boxes alert you to food safety issues related to a particular nutrient, age group, or medical condition.
• Health Promotion section devoted solely to health promotion and wellness stresses healthy lifestyle choices and prevention as the best "medicine."
• Diet-Medication Interactions boxes provide diet-warnings related to specific prescription drugs.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize current research findings.
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) boxes offer uses, contraindications, and advantages/disadvantages of common types of herbs and supplements and potential interactions with prescription or over-the-counter medications.
• Perspective in Practice boxes supply you with practice elements for nutrition education.
• Key terms identified in the text and defined on the page help reinforce critical concepts.

• NEW! Includes the 2015 Dietary Goals for Americans which covers the latest guidelines and medications.
• NEW! MyPlate for Older Adults developed by the Tufts University Human Research Center on Aging and the AARP Foundation replaces former Food Guide Pyramid.
• NEW! Newly-approved Nutrition Labeling Guidelines incorporated into text along with the latest medications, research findings, and clinical treatment therapies.
• NEW! New and refreshed case studies illustrate key concepts in authentic, "real-life" scenarios that reinforce learning and promote nutritional applications.
• NEW! Expanded coverage of health promotion includes strategies for implementation.
• NEW! New coverage of text messages for nutrition and health information includes what to watch out for when visiting health-related web sites.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION 1.  Nutrition and Health 2.  Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism 3. Carbohydrates 4. Lipids 5. Proteins 6. Vitamins 7. Minerals and Water 8. Energy Balance

PART 2:  COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND THE LIFE CYCLE 9. Food Selection and Food Safety 10. Community Nutrition: Promoting Healthy Eating 11. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation 12. Nutrition for Normal Growth and Development 13. Nutrition for Adults: Early, Middle, and Later Years  14.  Nutrition and Physical Fitness 15. The Complexity of Obesity: Beyond Energy Balance

PART 3: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL NUTRITION 16. Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Therapy in Patient Care 17. Metabolic Stress 18. Drug-Nutrient Interactions 19. Nutrition Support: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition 20. Gastrointestinal Diseases 21. Diseases of the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Lungs 22. Diabetes Mellitus 23. Renal Disease 24. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 25. Cancer

Appendixes A. Body Mass Index: Obesity Values B. Food Sources of Oxalates C. Calculation Aids and Conversion Tables D. Federal Food Assistance Programs