Dietetics (Paperback) by B. Srilakshmi

Book Summary of Dietetics

This book presents an exhaustive and up-to-date exposition of nutrition and food requirements during the normal stages of life as well as during cases of various diseases suggested by ICMR.

• It describes in detail the nutritional requirements for adults, infants, children, adolescents and ageing persons.
• Explains the food requirements of expectant mothers and lactating women.
• Highlights the correct diet in cases of fever, obesity, anaemia, diabetes, ulcers, food sensitivity and diseases of the gastrointestinal disorders, heart, liver and kidneys.
• Includes additional chapters on diet in cases of cancer and genetic disorders.
• Sports nutrition is elaborated well in this edition.
• Food is valued not only for its nutritive value but also for its health value. All these are discussed in this edition under the chapter 'Functional Foods and Vegetarian Diets'.
• This book also gives recent advances in Food, Nutrition and Drug interaction and a special emphasis on nutritional management of AIDS.
• Each topic is explained in a simple and systematic manner, supported by relevant illustrations, tables and charts.

With all these features, this is an essential text for undergraduate and post-graduate courses on Nutrition and Dietetics. This book is a ready reckoner for practising dietitian and a reference book for medical and paramedicals. The book would also be extremely useful to the general reading public as an authoritative reference source.

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About the Author
B. Srilakshmi, M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Phil., is presently working with Indira Gandhi National Open University as Programme In-Charge for M.Sc. (Dietetics and Food Service Management) course at S.C.S. Kothari Academy for Women, Chennai-600010. She has over 25 years of teaching experience. She taught nutrition related subjects to undergraduates and post-graduates at S.V.T. College of Home Science, S.N.D.T. University, Mumbai; and at Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai. She actively participated and presented papers at workshops and seminars on nutrition and dietetics; and now serves as consultant for food industries, participates regularly in nutrition programmes conducted by hospitals, medical colleges, pharmaceutical industries, and educational institutions.

She has also authored textbooks Nutrition Science and Food Science which are used by undergraduates and post-graduate students of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has also brought out the book Human Nutrition for B.Sc. Nursing Students.

Her enthusiasm and willingness to constantly improve herself has made her write the best books.

Table of Contents

• Menu Planning
• Functional Foods and Vegetarian Diets
• Nutritional and Food Requirements for Infants
• Nutritional and Food Requirements for Pre-school Children (1-6 Years)
• Nutritional and Food Requirements for School Children (6-12 Years)
• Nutritional and Food Requirements of Adolescents
• Nutritional and Food Requirements for Expectant Mothers
• Nutritional and Food Requirements of Lactating Women
• Nutritional and Food Requirements During Old Age
• Nutritional Anaemia
• Introduction to Diet Therapy
• Therapeutic Diets
• Diet in Infections and Fevers
• Diet in Obesity and Underweight
• Diet in Cardiovascular Diseases
• Diet in Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Diet in Diseases of Liver
• Diet in Diabetes Mellitus
• Diet in Diseases of the Kidneys
• Food Sensitivity
• Diet in Genetic Disorders
• Diet in Cancer
• Sports Nutrition
• The Dietitian

Details of Book: Dietetics

Book:	Dietetics
Author:	B. Srilakshmi
ISBN:	812243066X
ISBN-13:	9788122430660,978-8122430660
Binding:	Paperback
Publishing Date:	2011
Publisher:	Newage International Pvt.ltd
Edition:	6thEdition
Number of Pages:	454
Language:	English

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