One of the most comprehensive texts

Great introductory text

Work-ups by experts of patients whose health dilemmas and dietary adjustments are instructive.

What does the case file of the patient tell us about his condition and how do we write up a plan action and check to see if it is followed.

Heart disease, particularly the building up of atherosclerotic plaques, and hypertension owing inadequate regulation of sodium and potassium, often call for dietetic interventions to prevent, moderate, or manage the anatomic damage and physiological imbalances. Available online on campus now. Off campus access in a week or two.

One of the most common reasons dieticians are consulted and this work is essential to teaching patients how better to manage their food intake and insulin levels.

First half of this is devoted to normal nutrition; the second to health conditions requiring dietetic interventions.

The core duties and place of dietetics in the health care system

What dieticians do, and how their practice may expand in the future