Publisher's Synopsis
Handbook of Nutritional Disorders is a comprehensive handbook covering topics in nutrition, malnutrition, and the clinical disorders associated with nutrition from deficiency to toxicity. It includes information on disorders related to carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism as well as vitamin and mineral abnormalities. The book details various types of supplements, feeding methods, and therapies for many specific patients. It aims to educate readers on ways to prevent disorders resulting from all types of malnutrition and their potentially severe complications.Features· Strong focus on diabetes featuring information on various forms of the disease and treatment information.· Detailed discussion of lipids and related disorders - cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death, informs users on prevention and treatment of hypertension, myocardial infarction, and stroke.· Contains information on selective nutritional disorders including obesity, dehydration, imbalances, malabsorption, alcoholism, neuropsychiatric disorders, eating disorders, cancer, and pollutant poisonings.Written for researchers, academia, and students in healthcare and nutrition fields, this book educates individuals on prevention of disorders resulting from all types of malnutrition and their potentially severe complications.
