Heber / Li Primary Care Nutrition

Writing the Nutrition Prescription
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4987-4837-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 388 Seiten

Primary care physicians work in settings with limited time and resources making them unable to incorporate nutritional advice into daily practices. This book provides practical applications of proper nutrition practices in disease management, prevention, and treatment. Chapters cover the role of dietary supplements; approach the overweight/obese patient; food addiction, food allergy, and food intolerance; type two diabetes mellitus; managing diabetes without weight gain; nutrition and coronary artery disease; lipid disorders; fatty liver; heart failure; immune function; hypertension; cancer; neurodegenerative disorders and cognitive impairment; and personalized nutrition

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heber, David

Li, Zhaoping

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Allgemeinmedizin, Familienmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Incorporating Nutrition into the Primary Care Office. Understanding Dietary Guidelines vs. Optimal Macronutrient and Micronutrient Intakes: The Role of Dietary Supplements. Approach to Overweight and the Obese Patient: The Elephant in the Room. Food Addictions, Food Allergy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Food Intolerance. Nutrition and Evolution of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Managing Diabetes without Weight Gain. Nutrition and Coronary Artery Disease. Lipid Disorders and Management. Fatty Liver: From “Foie Gras” to Liver Transplantation. Nutrition in Heart Failure. Nutrition and Immune Function. Pulmonary Function, Asthma, and Obesity. Hypertension and Obesity. Nutrition and Renal Failure. Nutrition and Neurodegenerative Disorders and Cognitive Impairment. Frailty, Nutrition and the Elderly. Nutrition and the Risk of Common Forms of Cancer. Nutrition in the Cancer Patient. Nutrient-Gene Interactions, Personalized Nutrition, and Dietary Factors. The Internet, Wearable Devices, and Community Resources. Getting Certified as Physician Nutrition Specialist and Scientific Societies.

Über Autor(innen)

David Heber is the Founding Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from UCLA Magna Cum Laude in Chemistry in 1969 and from Harvard Medical School in 1973, he completed his internship at Beth Israel Hospital and his residency and fellowship training at Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, California. He completed his Ph.D. in Physiology at UCLA in 1978. Dr. Heber has been on the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine since 1978 and is currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Public Health and the Founding Chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Medicine.