Understanding normal and clinical nutrition / Eleanor Noss Whitney, Corinne Balog Cataldo, Sharon Rady Rolfes.

Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, [2002], ©2002.

xxiv, 875 pages, 246 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

6th ed.

Ch. 1. An overview of nutrition -- Ch. 2. Planning a healthy diet -- Ch. 3. Digestion, absorption, and transport -- Ch. 4. The carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fibers -- Ch. 5. The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Ch. 6. Protein: amino acids -- Ch. 7. Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Ch. 8. Energy balance and body composition -- Ch. 9. Weight management: overweight and underweight -- Ch. 10. The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and Vitamin C -- Ch. 11. The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- Ch. 12. Water and the major minerals -- Ch. 13. The trace minerals -- Ch. 14. Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- Ch. 15. Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Ch. 16. Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- Ch. 17. Illness and nutrition status -- Ch. 18. Nutrition, medications, and complementary therapies -- Ch. 19. Nutrition intervention -- Ch. 20. Nutrition and disorders of the upper GI tract -- Ch. 21. Nutrition and lower GI tract disorders -- Ch. 22. Enteral formulas -- Ch. 23. Parenteral nutrition -- Ch. 24. Nutrition in severe stress -- Ch. 25. Nutrition and diabetes mellitus --Ch. 26. Nutrition and disorders of the heart, blood vessels and lungs -- Ch. 27. Nutrition and renal diseases -- Ch. 28. Nutrition and liver disorders -- Ch. 29. Nutrition, cancer, and HIV infection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.