Clinical Nutrition in Practice

An easy-to-use book with questions on clinical nutrition clearly posed and answers based on real-life studies, this is a ready reference for the busy healthcare professional. Clinical Nutrition in Practice opens with introductory chapters on the basis of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment. These are followed by chapters addressing the nutritional needs of patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid and neurologic disorders, as well as diseases of various organ systems, such as the GI tract, renal and pulmonary systems. Special attention is given to describing nutrition in cancer patients and those with HIV/AIDS and the book concludes with a discussion of enteral and parenteral nutrition. Nutritionists, dietitians and other health professionals working with patients with impaired nutrition or special nutritional requirements, such as diabetologists, endocrinologists (especially those treating obesity), cardiologists and oncologists will find this a refreshing approach to an important subject. Nurses, medical students and those working in the food industry will also find this a handy guide. Easy-to-follow style with questions clearly posed and answers based on real-life case studies Outlines the basics of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment Detailed consideration of the nutritional needs of patients with a variety of chronic diseases, e.g. cardiovascular or rheumatoid disorders, cancer and HIV/AIDS Uses an interesting contemporary approach that health professionals will find a refreshing change

Preface vii 1 Principles of Healthy Nutrition 1 Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and Evangelia Manglara 2 Nutritional Assessment 27 Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos 3 Malnutrition 37 Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos 4 Weight Management and Eating Disorders 45 Nikolaos Katsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos 5 Diabetes 61 Nikolaos Katsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos 6 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases 79 Meropi Kontogianni 7 Gastrointestinal Diseases 93 Meropi Kontogianni 8 Renal Disease 127 Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 9 Pulmonary Diseases 139 Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 10 Life Expectancy 143 Evangelia Manglara 11 HIV/AIDS 147 Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 12 Metabolic Stress 155 Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos 13 Neoplastic Diseases 163 Meropi Kontogianni 14 Rheumatic Diseases 171 Meropi Kontogianni 15 Nutrition and Anaemias 181 Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 16 Neurological and Mental Disorders 187 Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 17 Enteral Nutrition 197 Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 18 Parenteral Nutrition 205 Kalliopi-Anna Poulia 19 Food Allergy 213 Meropi Kontogianni Index 217