Basic nutrition counseling skill development

"Basic Nutrition Counseling Skill Development, 2/e, International Edition" isa step-by-step guide to help entry-level practitioners through the basic components involved in changing food behavior and improving nutritional status. This book provides nutritional professionals with a solid foundation of counseling and education principles, opportunities to practice new skills, and knowledge of evaluation methodologies in an organized, accessible, and engaging approach. The author's clear style helps readers translate theoretical perspectiveson nutrition counseling into actual effective dialogues between client and counselor to influence client knowledge, skills, and attitudes. In addition, since the goals and objectives of nutrition counselors and educators complement each other, the scope of this text has expanded to include elements unique to nutrition education. INDICE: PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 1. Overweight, Underweight, and Obesity. 2. Assessment Approaches in Weight Management. PART II: METABOLIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 3. Energy Metabolism.4. Regulation of Eating Behavior and Body Weight. PART III: NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 5. The Energy Nutrients and Weight Management. 6. Vitamins, Minerals, and Water. PART IV: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTH AND WEIGHTMANAGEMENT. 7. Physical Activity and Exercise: The Basics. 8. Physical Activity, Health, and Weight Management. PART V: APPROACHES TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 9.Behavioral Approaches to Weight Management. 10. Nonbehavioral Approaches to Weight Management. PART V: IDENTIFICATION, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. 11. Eating Disorders. 12. Childhood Obesity.

• ISBN: 978-1-111-57428-4
• Editorial: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 576
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés