Preventive nutrition: the comprehensive guide for health professionals

Evidence-based nutritional interventions are now a critical component of preventive medicine, employed in a wide variety of medical scenarios. Preventive Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals, Fourth Edition giveshealth professionals up-to-date, comprehensive reviews that evaluate the dietary practices and interventions that have been shown to reduce disease risk and improve health outcomes. This is the flagship volume for the book series, Nutrition and Health, which has become an essential tool for health professionals. As the state of global health and nutrition have changed much since the publication of the Third Edition, this major revised and expanded Fourth Edition includes newly authored chapters and features analysis of the results of the Women’s Health Initiative, the largest intervention study ever undertaken and completed in postmenopausal women. Chapters that review the totality of the evidence Excellent resource for counseling clients and patients Cutting-edge chapters from world recognized authors Fully updated and expanded reference work INDICE: From the contents Global Issues. Cancer Prevention. CardiovascularDisease Prevention. Diabetes and Obesity. Prevention of major disabilities; improvement in health outcomes. Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes. Nutrition Transitions Around the World.- Appendices: i. Table of contents from volumes 1-3 and Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition. ii. Books published in the Nutrition and Health Series. iii. Relevant Books Published from 2006-2009. iv. Relevant websites.

• ISBN: 978-1-60327-541-5
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1000
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés