Water and Minerals
Chapter 8 Water and Minerals An ever-circulating ocean of fluid bathes all the cells in our bodies; this fluid allows for chemical reactions, transmission of nerve impulses, and transportation of…
Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 19 Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus is a group of conditions characterized by either a relative or complete lack of insulin secretion by the beta cells of the…
Life Span Health Promotion: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy
Chapter 11 Life Span Health Promotion Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy Following conception and continuing until parturition (childbirth), many metabolic, anatomic, hormonal, psychologic, and physiologic changes take place in the mother….
Energy Supply and Fitness
Chapter 9 Energy Supply and Fitness The abilities to perform work, produce change, and maintain life all require energy. Role in Wellness Consideration of the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and…
Nutrition in Patient Care
Chapter 14 Nutrition in Patient Care During these trying times for patients and staff alike, food becomes very important, both physiologically and psychologically, to patients because it is often one…
Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 17 Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract The ability to chew, swallow, digest, and absorb nutrients, while passing fiber and other substances on for elimination, may be compromised…
Management of Body Composition
Chapter 10 Management of Body Composition All people—the fat, the thin, and the in between—can benefit by adopting attitudes and behaviors that over time should promote the body composition appropriate…
Carbohydrates
Chapter 4 Carbohydrates All carbohydrates are organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the form of simple carbohydrates or sugars. http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grodner/foundations/ Nutrition Concepts Online Role in Wellness Nature has…
