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Krause and Mahan’s Food and the Nutrition Care Process

  • 16th Edition - July 30, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Janice L Raymond, Kelly Morrow
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Nutrition**Provide optimal nutritional care with the latest guidelines to evidence-based practice! Krause and… Read more

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**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Nutrition**

Provide optimal nutritional care with the latest guidelines to evidence-based practice! Krause and Mahan’s Food & the Nutrition Care Process, 16th Edition provides an all-in-one resource for the dietetics information you need to care for patients throughout the entire life cycle. With insight from clinical specialists, the book guides you through the steps of assessment, diagnosis and intervention, monitoring, and evaluation. It also covers nutrition in each stage of life, weight management, medical nutrition therapies for conditions and disorders, and the use of nutrition therapies in childhood. From a team of nutrition experts led by Janice L. Raymond and Kelly Morrow, this classic text has been trusted by nurses, nutritionists, and dieticians for since 1952.

Key features

  • UNIQUE! Pathophysiology algorithms and flow charts present the cause, pathophysiology, and medical nutrition management for a variety of disorders and conditions to help you understand illness and provide optimal nutritional care
  • Clinical case studies help you translate academic knowledge into practical patient care using a framework of the nutrition care process
  • Sample Nutrition Diagnosis boxes present a problem, its etiology, and its signs and symptoms, then conclude with a nutrition diagnosis, providing scenarios you may encounter in practice
  • Clinical Insight boxes expand on information in the text, highlight new areas of focus, and contain information on studies and clinical resources
  • New Directions boxes suggest areas for further research by spotlighting emerging areas of interest in nutrition care
  • Focus On boxes provide thought-provoking information on key nutrition concepts
  • Summary boxes highlight CRISPR, the Indigenous food movement, hearing assessment, health disparities, and the Health At Every Size movement, and include a tribute to Dr. George Blackburn, a respected specialist in obesity and nutrition
  • Key terms are listed at the beginning of each chapter and bolded within the text

Readership

Students in dietetics and nutrition programs; dietetic interns, nursing students, practicing registered dieticians

Table of contents

PART I: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT

1. Intake: Gastrointestinal Digestion, Absorption, and Excretion of Nutrients

2. Intake: Energy

3. Clinical: Water, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Balance

4. Intake: Assessment of Food- and Nutrition-Related History

5. Clinical: Biochemical, Physical, and Functional Assessment

6. Clinical: Nutritional Genomics

7. Inflammation and the Pathophysiology of Chronic Disease

8. Behavioral-Environmental: The Individual in the Community

PART II: NUTRITION DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION

9. Overview of Nutrition Diagnosis and Intervention

10. Food-Nutrient Delivery: Planning the Diet With Cultural Competency

11. Food and Nutrient Delivery: Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Dietary Supplements

12. Food and Nutrient Delivery: Nutrition Support Methods

13. Education and Counseling: Behavioral Change

PART III: NUTRITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE

14. Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation

15. Nutrition in Infancy

16. Nutrition in Childhood

17. Nutrition in Adolescence

18. Nutrition for Transgender People

19. Nutrition in the Adult Years

20. Nutrition in Aging

PART IV: NUTRITION FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

21. Nutrition in Weight Management

22. Nutrition in Eating Disorders

23. Nutrition in Exercise and Sports Performance

24. Nutrition and Bone Health

25. Nutrition for Oral and Dental Health

PART V: MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY

26. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Adverse Reactions to Food: Allergies and Intolerances

27. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders

28. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders

29. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders

30. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia of Nondiabetic Origin

31. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Thyroid, Adrenal, and Other Endocrine Disorders, 661

32. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Anemia

33. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

34. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Pulmonary Disease

35. Medical Therapy for Renal Disorders

36. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship

37. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Infectious Diseases

38. Medical Nutrition Therapy for HIV and AIDS

39. Medical Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care

40. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease

41. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Neurologic Disorders

42. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Psychiatric and Cognitive Disorders

PART VI: PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES

43. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Low-Birth Weight Infants

44. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Genetic Metabolic Disorders

45. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Product details

  • Edition: 16
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 19, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

JR

Janice L Raymond

Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Nutrition Director Thomas Cuisine Management at Providence Mount St. Vincent Seattle, Washington Affiliate Faculty Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science Bastyr University Kenmore, Washington

KM

Kelly Morrow

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Nutrition Clinic Coordinator, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science, Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington, USA