Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugards, starches and fibers -- The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein: amino acids -- Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Energy Balance and Body composition -- Weight management: overweight, obesity, and underweight -- The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and Vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- Water and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- Nutrition care and assessment -- Nutrition intervention -- Medications, diet-drug interactions, and herbal products -- Enteral nutrition support -- Parenteral nutrition support -- Metabolic and respiratory stress -- Upper gastrointestinal disorders -- Liver disease and gallstones -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Kidney diseases -- Cancer and HIV infection.