Clinical nutrition in gastrointestinal disease
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Published: |
SLACK,
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Publisher Address: | Thorofare, NJ |
Publication Dates: | c2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xviii, 674 p.: ill. ; 29 cm. |
ISBN: |
1556426976 (alk. paper) 9781556426971 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | R459 |
CLC: |
R459.3 R570.5 |
Call Number: | R570.5/C641-1 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The practical nutritional assessment -- Body composition analysis -- Micronutrient deficiencies -- Clinical consequences of undernutrition -- The malabsorption syndrome -- The Dietary reference intakes: what are they and what do they mean? -- Dietary treatment of gastrointestinal diseases -- Macronutrient digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Food allergies -- Dietary supplements: herbs and vitamins -- Prebiotics, probiotics, and dietary fiber -- Food and water safety: potential for bioterrorist attack -- Metabolic bone disease in gastrointestinal illness -- Nutrition in the elderly -- Nu |