This mini-textbook in the question-and-answer format of the Secrets Series covers in its 48 chapters by a diverse group of specialists all the nutritional information needed by students, physicians, and dieticians, nutritionists, and nurses. The major sections include Nutritional Components, Basic Nutrition, Specialized Nutrition, Nutrition for Promoting Health and Preventing Disease, Nutrition and Weight, Nutrition in Specific Diseases, Nutritional Science, Total Parenteral Nutrition, and Enteral Nutrition. The appendices summarize nutrition-related formulas and certain various important tables.

Key Features

• All the most important "need-to-know" questions-and-answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series®
• Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"
• Bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review
• Thorough, highly detailed index
• Thought-provoking questions that provide succinct answers
• Presentation of a vast amount of information

New to this Edition

• A co-editor, Carol Ireton-Jones, has been added. She is a well-known dietician and the author of several books on nutrition.
• Many chapters entirely rewritten by new authors with updated information