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Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses, 3e
- 3rd Edition - November 26, 2020
- Authors: Venkatraman Sreemathy, Sucheta P. Dandekar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 7 8 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 7 8 7 - 6
Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses has been designed to meet the requirements of B.Sc. Nursing students. The information and concepts presented within the book will help stud… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses has been designed to meet the requirements of B.Sc. Nursing students. The information and concepts presented within the book will help students keep abreast of the recent changes and current updates in the field of nutrition and biochemistry.
- Content thoroughly revised to keep in line with the latest INC syllabus
- Content revised for better clarity of concepts, ensuring comprehensive and exhaustive coverage
- Content updated to provide information on recent trends in clinical biochemistry
- Text presented in short sentences, sometimes fragments, in the form of bulleted points
- Easy-to-read simple language used for ease of comprehension
- Numerous graphics, tables, diagrams and pictures provided wherever needed
- Applied aspects of topics, e.g. recommended dietary allowances (RDAs), cookery rules and preservation of nutrients, balanced diet and role of nurse in nutritional programmes, etc., in nutrition and various investigations in biochemistry provided in sufficient detail
- Chapter in a Nutshell, short summary, appended in the end of every chapter to help the learner quickly revise the chapter's content
- Exam-oriented exercises provided to help students prepare themselves on the lines of the exam
- Clinical Applications Boxes – a feature provided to help students comprehend the importance of biochemical information in diagnosis and treatment of clinical problems
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedications
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Reviewers
- Acknowledgements
- Part A: Nutrition
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Terminologies
- History of nutrition
- Role of nutrition in maintaining health
- Roles of individual nutrients
- Factors that cause malnutrition
- Important identified priorities in the area of nutrition
- Role of food and its medicinal value
- Factors that affect food and nutrition
- Food standards
- Classification of foods
- Nutrients
- Organic and inorganic foods
- Energy-yielding and nonenergy-yielding nutrients
- Recommended dietary allowances
- Elements of a balanced diet
- Basal metabolic rate
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 2: Carbohydrates
- Definition
- Classification
- Calorific value
- Functions of carbohydrates
- Energy
- Energy value of food
- Basal metabolic rate
- Digestion, absorption and storage
- Metabolism of carbohydrates
- Deficiency of carbohydrates
- Overconsumption
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 3: Proteins
- Amino acids
- Properties of protein
- Classification of proteins
- Sources of proteins
- Digestion, absorption and transportation
- Note for vegetarians
- Quality of proteins
- Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)
- Digestion of proteins
- Metabolism of proteins
- Deficiencies
- Overconsumption
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 4: Fats
- Definition
- Characteristics or properties
- Classification of lipids
- Fatty acids
- Hydrogenation
- Rancidity
- Functions of fats
- Sources
- Fat in food and its link to health
- Digestion and absorption
- Storage of fats
- Recommended dietary allowances
- Metabolism
- Deficiency
- Overconsumption
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 5: Vitamins
- Properties of vitamins
- Classification of vitamins
- Vitamin deficiencies
- Causes of vitamin deficiency
- Water-soluble vitamins
- Properties of water-soluble vitamins
- Fat-soluble vitamins
- Properties of fat-soluble vitamins
- Recommended allowances for vitamin A
- Recommended intake of folic acid and vitamin B12
- Recommended allowances of B-complex vitamins for Indians
- Increase in micronutrient deficiency in population and its link to malnutrition
- Hypervitaminosis
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 6: Minerals
- Definition
- Properties
- Major minerals
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 7: Balanced diet
- Definition
- Principles of a balanced diet
- Elements of a balanced diet
- Dietary guidelines
- Food exchange system
- Exchange lists
- Balanced diets
- Nutrition across the life cycle
- Nutrition during pregnancy
- Anaemia in pregnancy
- Iron and folic acid supplementation
- Nutrition for the newborn/infant
- Nutrition during childhood
- Nutrition during adolescence
- Nutrition during adulthood
- Seniors—Special attention to menu planning
- Recommended dietary allowances
- Food guide pyramid
- Budgeting of food
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 8: Nutritional deficiency disorders
- Protein-energy malnutrition
- Severe acute malnutrition
- Childhood obesity
- Vitamin deficiencies
- Mineral deficiencies
- Nurse’s role
- Nurse’s role in assessing malnutrition in the community
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 9: Therapeutic diets
- Definition
- Objectives of therapeutic diets
- Principles of therapeutic diets
- Types of therapeutic diets
- Naturopathy diet
- Macrobiotic diet
- Feeding techniques
- Dietary modification in specific diseases
- Parenteral feeding
- Practical preparation of therapeutic diets
- Full liquids
- Semisolids
- Soft diet
- Weaning or complementary foods
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 10: Cookery rules
- Definition of cooking
- Benefits of cooking
- Methods of cooking
- Preservation of nutrients
- Safe food handling and toxicity
- Toxicity in foods
- Food storage
- Food preservation
- Food additives
- Food standards
- Food safety and standards authority of India
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 11: Nutrition assessment and nutrition education
- Assessment of nutritional status and its different methods
- Assessment of nutritional status by anthropometry
- ABCD Nutritional Assessment in an outpatient or community setting
- Tools used for assessment anthropometry (Fig. 11.2)
- Nutrition education and role of nurse in nutrition education
- Role of nurse in nutrition education
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 12: National nutrition programmes and role of nurse
- Nutritional problems in India
- National programmes related to nutrition
- Anaemia Mukth Bharath
- Agencies working towards food and nutrition
- National agencies
- Role of nurse in nutrition education
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Part B: Biochemistry
- Chapter 13: Introduction to biochemistry
- Biochemistry and disease
- Role of biochemistry in nursing
- Chapter 14: Carbohydrates
- Definition
- Classification
- Carbohydrate metabolism
- Investigations and interpretations
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 15: Lipids
- Definition and properties
- Classification of lipids
- Fatty acids
- Eicosanoids
- Triacylglycerols (TAGs/TGs)
- TAG metabolism
- Steroids
- Cholesterol metabolism
- Lipoproteins
- Investigations and interpretations
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 16: Proteins, nucleic acids and protein synthesis
- Definition
- General nature of amino acids
- Classification of amino acids
- Uncommon amino acids
- Properties of amino acids
- Peptides
- Classification of proteins
- Structure of proteins
- Properties of proteins
- Plasma proteins
- Metabolism of proteins
- Fate of amino acid nitrogen
- Fate of ammonia
- Transcarboxylation
- Decarboxylation
- Transamidation
- Transmethylation
- Separation techniques
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 17: Enzymes and clinical enzymology
- Enzymes, coenzymes and cofactors
- Catalytic site and mechanism of action
- Classification of enzymes
- Specificity
- Enzyme inhibition
- Allosterism
- Isoenzymes
- Regulation of enzymes
- Clinical enzymology
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 18: Acid–base balance
- Importance of acid–base balance
- Buffer systems
- Disorders of acid–base homeostasis
- Investigations and interpretations
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 19: Haemoglobin
- Haem
- Absorption, transport and storage of iron
- Anaemia
- Iron excess or overload
- Bronze diabetes
- Iron toxicity
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 20: Organ function tests
- Liver function tests
- Renal function tests
- Thyroid function tests
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Chapter 21: Immunochemistry
- Immunochemistry
- Antigens
- Antibodies (also see immunoglobulins)
- Adaptive immunity
- Mononuclear phagocytes—Macrophages
- Cell cytokines
- Immunization
- Human leukocyte antigen typing
- Investigations and interpretations
- Chapter in a nutshell
- Exercises
- Appendix A: Energy
- Introduction
- Unit of energy
- Energy value of food
- Energy requirements for different categories of people
- Energy requirements of Indians
- Measurements of energy
- Calculation of energy requirement for an individual
- Energy balance
- Obesity
- Appendix B: Water and electrolyte balance (Nutrition)
- Introduction
- Functions of water
- Water distribution in the body
- Distribution of water in the body of a man weighing 70 kg
- Sources of water
- Water loss
- Dehydration
- Regulation of water in the body
- Electrolytes
- Functions of electrolytes
- Composition of body fluids
- Electrolyte balance
- Appendix C: Cell
- Introduction
- Cell and its structure
- Prokaryotes and eukaryotes
- Eukaryotic cell components and their functions
- Microscopy
- Appendix D: Cell membrane—Structure, composition and functions
- Introduction
- Constituents of the cell membrane
- Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane
- Transport across the cell membrane
- Transport mechanisms
- Cytoskeleton
- Appendix E: Vitamins
- Introduction
- Water-soluble vitamins
- Fat-soluble vitamins
- Appendix F: Mineral metabolism
- Introduction
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Chloride
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Magnesium
- Sulphur
- Iron
- Iodine
- Zinc
- Copper
- Molybdenum
- Fluorine
- Selenium
- Cobalt
- Chromium
- Manganese
- Appendix G: Water and electrolyte balance (Biochemistry)
- Introduction
- Body water (body fluid compartments)
- Water balance
- Dehydration
- Index
- No. of pages: 540
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: November 26, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131257869
- eBook ISBN: 9788131257876