Nutrition and Diet Therapy

A text for beginning nursing students, dietetic assistants, and diet technicians, requiring no previous exposure to anatomy, physiology, or medical terminology. Contains sections on the role of nutrients in the body, family and community nutrition, and clinical nutrition, with chapter objectives, re

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This introductory text to nutrition and diet therapy presents nutrition as an applied science based on chemical and biological principles, with basic chemistry and biology covered to help students better grasp the elements of nutrition and diet therapy. An instructor's guide and test book are also available.