Nutrition and dietary advice in the pharmacy
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Nutrition and dietary advice in the pharmacy
Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2000
2nd ed
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book gives pharmacists the background knowledge necessary to give sound dietary advice in the pharmacy. Up-to-date nutritional information is presented in a readily accessible and relevant form. Since the first edition was published in 1994, there have been many new developments in nutrition, particularly in the area of coronary heart disease, cancer, infant nutrition and osteoporosis for which new official guidelines have been published.
Table of Contents
- Section 1: Communication of dietary advice
- The role of the pharmacist
- Section 2: Diet in health
- Dietary guidelines
- Healthy eating
- Food safety
- Section 3: Diet in disease and illness
- Disorders of the cardiovascular system
- Diabetes mellitus
- Cancer
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Food intolerance
- Anaemias
- Renal disease
- Liver disease
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Skin
- Section 4: Diet throughout the life cycle
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Infants
- Children and young people
- The elderly
- Section 5: Diet in particular situations
- Weight control
- Sports and athletics
- Vegetarianism
- International travel
- Cultural diversity
- Low income
- Section 6: Drugs and nutrition
- Dietary supplements
- Drug-nutrient interactions
- Section 7: Nutritional support
- The need for nutritional support
- Enteral nutrition
- Parenteral nutrition
- Appendices: Dietary reference values
- Functions, food sources and deficiency symptoms of vitamins, minerals and trace elements
- Dietary sources of iron
- Dietary sources of calcium
- Dietary sources of vitamin D
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