Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition - 8th edition

Sharon Rady Rolfes received her M.S. in nutrition and food science from Florida State University. She is a founding member of Nutrition and Health Associates, an information resource center that maintains an ongoing bibliographic database that tracks research in over 1,000 nutrition-related topics. She also teaches Introductory Nutrition courses at Florida State University. Her publications include UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION; UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION; and NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE; as well as LIFE SPAN NUTRITION: CONCEPTION THROUGH LIFE; and the NUTRITION INTERACTIVE CD-ROM. In addition to writing, research, and teaching, Rolfes also guest lectures at universities and at professional conferences and serves as a consultant for various educational projects. She maintains her registration as a dietitian and membership with the American Dietetic Association.

1. AN OVERVIEW OF NUTRITION. Highlight: Nutrition Information and Misinformation--On the Net and in the News. 2. PLANNING A HEALTHY DIET. Highlight: Vegetarian Diets. 3. DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND TRANSPORT. Highlight: Common Digestive Problems. 4. THE CARBOHYDRATES: SUGARS, STARCHES, AND FIBERS. Highlight: Alternatives to Sugar. 5. THE LIPIDS: TRIGLYCERIDES, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, AND STEROLS. Highlight: High-Fat Foods: Friend or Foe? 6. PROTEIN: AMINO ACIDS. Highlight: Nutritional Genomics. 7. METABOLISM: TRANSFORMATIONS AND INTERACTIONS. Highlight: Alcohol and Nutrition. 8. ENERGY BALANCE AND BODY COMPOSITION. Highlight: Eating Disorders. 9. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: OVERWEIGHT AND UNDERWEIGHT. Highlight: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet--Again. 10. THE WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: B VITAMINS AND VITAMIN C. Highlight: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. 11. THE FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: A, D, E, AND K. Highlight: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention. 12. WATER AND THE MAJOR MINERALS. Highlight: Osteoporosis and Calcium. 13. THE TRACE MINERALS. Highlight: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods. 14. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION: PREGNANCY AND LACTATION. Highlight: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 15. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION: INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, AND ADOLESCENCE. Highlight: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases. 16. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION: ADULTHOOD AND THE LATER YEARS. Highlight: Hunger and Community Nutrition. 17. NUTRITION CARE AND ASSESSMENT. Highlight: Nutrition and Immunity. 18. NUTRITION INTERVENTION. Highlight: Foodborne Illness. 19. MEDICATIONS, HERBAL PRODUCTS, AND DIET-DRUG INTERACTIONS. Highlight: Anemia in Illness. 20. ENTERAL NUTRITION SUPPORT. Highlight: Inborn Errors of Metabolism. 21. PARENTERAL NUTRITION SUPPORT. Highlight: Ethical Issues in Nutrition Care. 22. NUTRITION AND METABOLIC AND RESPIRATORY STRESS. Highlight: Multiple Organ Failure. 23. NUTRITION AND DISORDERS OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Highlight: Dental Health and Its Relationship with Chronic Illness. 24. NUTRITION AND LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS. Highlight: Probiotics and Intestinal Health. 25. NUTRITION, LIVER DISEASE, AND GALLSTONES. Highlight: Food Allergies. 26. NUTRITION AND DIABETES MELLITUS. Highlight: Metabolic Syndrome. 27. NUTRITION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. Highlight: Coping with Feeding Disabilities. 28. NUTRITION AND RENAL DISEASES. Highlight: Dialysis. 29. NUTRITION, CANCER, AND HIV INFECTION. Highlight: Complementary and Alternative Medicine.