Life-Span Nutrition: Conception Through Life (with InfoTrac) [Hardcover]

Sharon Rady Rolfes (Author), Linda Kelly DeBruyne (Author), Eleanor Noss Whitney (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534538363 | ISBN-13: 978-0534538361 | Publication Date: December 12, 1997 | Edition: 2

This book covers nutritional needs over the entire life span, from prenatal to elder years. It focuses on nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Each life span section features a specialized topic for focus, such as weight control for early adulthood, disease prevention for middle adulthood, and managing the aging process for older adulthood.

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About the Author

Sharon Rady Rolfes received her M.S. in nutrition and food science form Florida State University. She is a founding member of "Nutrition and Health Associates," and information resource center that maintains an ongoing bibliographic database that tracks research in over 1000 nutrition-related topics. Her other publications include the textbooks UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION, LIFE SPAN NUTRITION: CONCEPTION THROUGH LIFE, NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, and the NUTRITION INTERACTIVE CD-ROM (Thomson/Wadsworth Publishing). In addition to writing, Sharon Rolfes also 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 540 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 2 edition (December 12, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534538363
• ISBN-13: 978-0534538361
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,082,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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