Nutrition for Health and Health Care (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card) [Paperback]

Ellie Whitney (Author), Linda Kelly DeBruyne (Author), Kathryn Pinna (Author), Sharon Rady Rolfes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0495125156 | ISBN-13: 978-0495125150 | Publication Date: July 25, 2006 | Edition: 3

NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, Third Edition is designed for the clinical nutrition and/or diet therapy nutrition course, taught at both two- and four-year colleges and universities, in departments of Nursing, Nutrition, and Dietetics. It covers both the basic "normal" nutrition concepts, including metabolism, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and life cycle, followed by chapters on "clinical" topics organized by organ systems, linking nutrition to different disease states, such as diabetes, renal disease, and liver disorders. The text is full of supportive pedagogy, from review sections to case studies and quantitative activities. There are also new review questions to help students prepare for the NCLEX exam. Plus, beyond the text, there are a number of supplementary materials, including the Instructor Resource CD-ROM with PowerPoint lecture slides and text images, Diet Analysis+ 8.0, and Web support for online teaching.

Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 3 edition (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495125156
• ISBN-13: 978-0495125150
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, September 26, 2007

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This review is from: Nutrition for Health and Health Care (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card) (Paperback)

I originally bought this for a class and sold it back at the end of the semester. I soon realized that I wanted a nutrition book for reference purposes and after searching around, ended up buying another copy! I am a nursing student and find myself flipping through the text when I need a nutrition question answered or if I want to calculate nurtitional info. Get this book if you're looking for a solid, easy to understand nutrition text.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a keeper that's why it has a good resell value., March 21, 2007

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This review is from: Nutrition for Health and Health Care (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card) (Paperback)

This is a really good nutrition book. You may find it useful to keep, if you plan on doing a good job of teaching "nutrition and diet teaching" to a patient. In nursing clinicals you will find yourself responsible for teaching diabetic diets, heart healthy diets, etc... Also you will want to teach why any one of these diets are important for the patient to know and practice. This is the book to help you do it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Shipping- new book, too, January 7, 2012

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This review is from: Nutrition for Health and Health Care (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card) (Paperback)

I ordered the book thinking it was used, and I received it brand new. Of course for $1.50 I wasn't expecting much and figured they were just trying to get rid of the old edition, but I was pleasantly surprised. I was not about to pay $100 for the fourth edition when the third was practically the same, so I'm glad I bought from Tree of Life. I will definitely use them again in the future!