Therapeutic Nutrition: A practical guide

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Proper nutrition is of great importance both in the maintenance of health and also in the treatment of a large number of diseases. This is an account of the practical aspects of nutritional management and the relationship between nutrition and disease. Developments have occurred in in all aspects of clinical nutrition, especially in the management of intestinal failure, including techniques of enteral and parenteral nutrition which patients can use at home as well as in hospital. The book describes the source and utilization of nutrients, reviews the nutritional management of disease and offers practical advice on the various methods which are available for giving artificial nutritional support in a wide variety of conditions. It should be of interest to senior medical undergraduates, medical graduates in training, as well as dieticians and nurses in hospital practice.