Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy - Binder Ready, 16th Edition

Author :
By Staci Nix McIntosh, MS, RD, CD
Case studies with accompanying questions for analysis in the clinical care chapters focus your attention on related patient care problems. Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how a patient's culture can affect nutritional concepts in practice. ...view more
  • Case studies with accompanying questions for analysis in the clinical care chapters focus your attention on related patient care problems.
  • Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how a patient's culture can affect nutritional concepts in practice.
  • Clinical Applications and For Further Focus boxes highlight timely topics and analyze concepts and trends in depth.
  • Bulleted chapter summaries review highlights from the chapter and help you see how the chapter contributes to the book's "big picture."
  • Diet therapy guidelines include recommendations, restrictions, and sample diets for major clinical conditions.
  • Drug-Nutrient Interactions boxes highlight important safety information and cover topics such as nutritional supplements for athletics, drugs interfering with vitamin absorption, and over-the-counter weight loss aids.
  • Key terms and definitions clarify terminology and concepts critical to your understanding and application of the material.
ISBN :
9780323797696
Publication Date :
01-09-2021
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  • Case studies with accompanying questions for analysis in the clinical care chapters focus your attention on related patient care problems.
  • Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how a patient's culture can affect nutritional concepts in practice.
  • Clinical Applications and For Further Focus boxes highlight timely topics and analyze concepts and trends in depth.
  • Bulleted chapter summaries review highlights from the chapter and help you see how the chapter contributes to the book's "big picture."
  • Diet therapy guidelines include recommendations, restrictions, and sample diets for major clinical conditions.
  • Drug-Nutrient Interactions boxes highlight important safety information and cover topics such as nutritional supplements for athletics, drugs interfering with vitamin absorption, and over-the-counter weight loss aids.
  • Key terms and definitions clarify terminology and concepts critical to your understanding and application of the material.

New to this edition
  • NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® case studies and question types are included in the text and on the companion Evolve website.
  • NEW! Easy-to-follow writing style utilizes a more lively and direct conversation tone to make material easier to understand.
  • NEW! Updated references reflect the studies and statistics published in the most current scientific literature.
  • NEW! Incorporation of the new Nutrition Care Process model grounds you in the systematic approach to providing high-quality nutrition care with regard to nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation.
  • NEW! Coverage of the new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans ensures you are versed in the latest recommendations.

Key Features
  • Case studies with accompanying questions for analysis in the clinical care chapters focus your attention on related patient care problems.
  • Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how a patient's culture can affect nutritional concepts in practice.
  • Clinical Applications and For Further Focus boxes highlight timely topics and analyze concepts and trends in depth.
  • Bulleted chapter summaries review highlights from the chapter and help you see how the chapter contributes to the book's "big picture."
  • Diet therapy guidelines include recommendations, restrictions, and sample diets for major clinical conditions.
  • Drug-Nutrient Interactions boxes highlight important safety information and cover topics such as nutritional supplements for athletics, drugs interfering with vitamin absorption, and over-the-counter weight loss aids.
  • Key terms and definitions clarify terminology and concepts critical to your understanding and application of the material.

Author Information
By Staci Nix McIntosh, MS, RD, CD, Assistant Professor, Division of Nutrition, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT