Hardcover, Cengage
The updated "Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition," 13th Edition, presents the fundamentals of nutrition and medical nutrition therapy and practical applications to daily life and clinical settings. The authors introduce nutrients, their physiological impacts and nutritional guidelines for good health and disease prevention. Coverage of medical nutrition therapy includes information on nutritional assessment to pathophysiology and dietary changes for treating medical conditions, from GI conditions and malabsorption to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and HIV. The consistent, student-friendly narrative includes systematic How To discussions, clinical case studies, review questions and in-depth Highlight sections. The MindTap digital learning platform, with the Diet & Wellness Plus diet analysis software, enhances student understanding and performance in your nutrition course.
What's New
- CURRENT SCIENCE & PRACTICAL GUIDANCE: Every chapter presents the latest developments and evidence-based practice guidelines in nutrition science today.
Features
- REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS: Chapter-opening Nutrition in Your Life or Nutrition in the Clinical Setting vignettes connect chapter content to students' lives or experiences during clinical care.
- PRACTICE MEETS PROGRESS: Hands-on How To features provide step-by-step nutrition calculations or proven strategies to help readers make dietary changes, while Try It exercises create opportunities to practice lessons learned.
- CASE BASED LEARNING: Case Study exercises prepare students for a career in nutrition by challenging them to practice their assessment skills, plan nutrition education, counseling or support in a realistic clinical situation.
- CLINICAL CONNECTIONS: Clinical Portfolio questions at the end of the clinical chapters use case studies to help students apply nutrition concepts to real life.
- HIGHLIGHTS THAT CHALLENGE & ENGAGE: In-depth Highlights, which include a current, often controversial topic follow the chapter's main discussion, encouraging students to form their own informed opinions. Highlights also includes Critical Thinking Questions that ask students to evaluate the evidence presented.
- MINDTAP ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM: MindTap for Nutrition is the digital learning solution that engages today's tech-savvy students and helps them become higher-level thinkers. Dynamic assignments, customizable applications, real-time course analytics and a highlighting eReader with note-taking capabilities make this tool an indispensable supplement to any nutrition course. Use the Diet & Wellness Plus analysis software to track diet, activities and healthy behaviors. Explore over 100,000 foods, including global cuisines and brand-name items with easy access to reports that show Added Sugars.