Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy / Staci Nix, MS, RD, CD, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Adjunct Faculty, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food, nutrition, and health -- Carbohydrates -- Fats -- Proteins -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism -- Energy balance -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Water balance -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Nutrition for adults : the early, middle, and later years -- Community food supply and health -- Food habits and cultural patterns -- Weight management -- Nutrition and physical fitness -- Nutrition care -- Gastrointestinal and accessory organ problems -- Coronary heart disease and hypertension -- Diabetes mellitus -- Kidney disease -- Surgery and nutrition support -- Nutrition support in cancer and AIDS.