Nutrition Guide for Physicians

Fat: the good, the bad, the ugly -- Dietary fiber: all fibers are not alike -- Sugar and artificial sweetners: seeking the sweet truth -- Vitamins and minerals: a functional approach -- Dietary reference intakes: cutting through the confusion -- Food labels and sources of nutrients: sorting the wheat from the chaff -- Vegetarian and vegan diets: weighing the claims -- Dietary recommendations for non-alcoholic beverages -- Should moderate alcohol consumption be promoted? -- Issues of food safety: are organic apples better? -- What is a healthy diet? From nutritional science to food guides -- Achieving dietary change: the role of the physician -- Dietary supplements: navigating a minefield -- Taste sensation: influences on human ingestive behavior -- Pregnancy: preparation for the next generation -- Infants: transition from breast to bottle to solids -- Young children: preparing for the future -- Adolescents and young adults: facing the challenges -- Healthy aging: nutrition concepts for older adults -- Nutritional status: an overview of methods for assessment -- Eating disorders: disorders of under- and overnutrition -- Obesity: understanding and achieving a healthy weight -- Nutrition therapy effectiveness for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes: prioritizing recommendations based on evidence -- Lifestyle interventions to stem the tide of type 2 diabetes -- Coronary heart disease: nutritional interventions for prevention and therapy -- Diet and blood pressure: the high and low of it -- Gastrointestinal disorders: does nutrition control the disease? -- Nutrition in patients with diseases of the liver and pancreas -- Medical nutrition therapy in chronic kidney disease and other disorders -- Bone health: sound suggestions for stronger bones -- Inherited metabolic disorders and nutritional genomics: choosing the wrong parents -- Nutritional challenges of girls and women -- Diet, physical activity, and cancer prevention -- Food allergy and intolerance: diagnoses and nutritional management -- Drug interactions with food and beverages.