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Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference

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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781439812648
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1439812640
Label: CRC Press
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: CRC Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 505
Publication Date: September 12, 2011
Publisher: CRC Press
Studio: CRC Press

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While the gastrointestinal tract ingests, digests, and absorbs nutrients, the liver transforms nutrients, synthesizes plasma proteins, and detoxifies bacteria and toxins absorbed from the gut. It is therefore not surprising that gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases have a major impact on the nutritional state of the individual. Integrating nutrition and the gastrointestinal system, the Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference brings together experts in the field of nutrition, gastroenterology, and hepatology to offer dietary, nutritional, and natural therapies for gastrointestinal and hepatic ailments in order to improve overall health.

Providing a review of the digestive tract, liver, and core concepts, this important reference presents the nutritional consequences and considerations of digestive disorders. Contributors examine the role of nutrition in gastrointestinal and liver disease, including alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, malabsorption, colorectal disease, transplantation, pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Of special interest to the practitioner are chapters on food allergy and intolerance, the effects of medicinal plants, and the role of fiber in the gastrointestinal tract. The reference also addresses the challenges of managing nutritional issues for hospitalized patients, and covers eating disorders and ethical issues.

Other key topics include:

Obesity
Clinical applications of probiotics
The impact of micronutrient deficiencies
Genomic applications for gastrointestinal care
Drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions
Guidelines for performing a nutrition assessment

This comprehensive reference offers a toolbox of key concepts, charts, tables, algorithms, and practical therapeutic strategies for practitioners involved in gastrointestinal and hepatic nutrition care.

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