The most respected nutrition text for more than 50 years, Krause's Food and the Nutrition Care Process delivers comprehensive and up-to-date information from respected educators and practitioners in the field. The latest recommendations include the new MyPlate guide, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, new and expanded chapters, and a large variety of tables, boxes, and pathophysiology algorithms, all providing need-to-know information with ease. New co-editor Janice L. Raymond joins L. Kathleen Mahan and Sylvia Escott-Stump and nearly 50 leading educators, researchers, and practitioners in writing a nutrition text that's ideal for use in class or everyday practice.

PART 1: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT
1. Intake: Digestion, Absorption, Transport & Excretion of Nutrients
2. Intake: Energy
3. Intake: Nutrients and Their Metabolism
4. Intake: Analysis of the Diet
5. Clinical: Nutritional Genomics
6. Clinical: Biochemical Assessment
7. Clinical: Water, Electrolytes & Acid-Base Balance
8. Clinical: Food-Drug Interactions
9. Clinical: Inflammation, Physical & Functional Assessment
10. Behavioral-Environmental: The Individual in the Community

PART 2: NUTRITION DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION
11. Overview of Nutrition Diagnosis and Intervention
12. Food-Nutrient Delivery: Planning the Diet
13. Food-Nutrient Delivery: Bioactive Substances & Integrative Care
14. Food-Nutrient Delivery: Nutrition Support Methods
15. Education and Counseling: Behavioral Change

PART 3: NUTRITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE
16. Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation
17. Nutrition in Infancy
18. Nutrition in Childhood
19. Nutrition in Adolescence
20. Nutrition in the Adult Years
21. Nutrition in Aging

PART 4: NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS
22. Nutrition for Weight Management &' || 'nbsp;
23. Nutrition in Eating Disorders &' || 'nbsp;
24. Nutrition for Exercise and Sports Performance
25. Nutrition and Bone Health &' || 'nbsp;
26. Nutrition for Oral and Dental Health

PART 5: MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY
27. MNT for Food Allergies and Intolerance
28. MNT for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
29. MNT for Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
30. MNT for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders
31. MNT for Diabetes Mellitus & Other Endocrine Disorders
32. MNT for Thyroid Disorders
33. MNT for Anemias
34. MNT for Cardiovascular Disorders and Heart Failure
35. MNT for Pulmonary Disease
36. MNT for Renal Disease
37. MNT for Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
38. MNT for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease
39. MNT for Metabolic Stress: Sepsis, Trauma, Burns & Surgery
40. MNT for Rheumatic Disorders
41. MNT for Neurologic Disorders
42. MNT for Psychiatric Disorders and Addiction

PART 6: PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES
43. MNT for Neonatal Nutrition Support and Low-Birth-Weight Infant
44. MNT for Genetic Metabolic Disorders
45. MNT for Developmental Disorders

APPENDICES
General information
1. General Abbreviations
2. Unit Abbreviations
3. Milliequivalents and Milligrams of Electrolytes
4. Equivalents, Conversions, and Portion (Scoop) Sizes

Nutrition Care Process
5. Focus on Nutrition Care Process: Nutrition Assessment
6. Focus on Nutrition Care Process: Nutrition Diagnosis
7. Focus on Nutrition Care Process: Nutrition Intervention
8. Focus on Nutrition Care Process: Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation

Physical Assessment
9. Birth to 36 Months: Boys Length-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
10. Birth to 36 Months: Boys Head Circumference-for-Age and Weight-for-Length Percentiles
11. 2 to 20 Years: Boys Stature-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
12. Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles: Boys, 2 to 20 Years
13. Birth to 36 Months: Girls Length-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
14. Birth to 36 Months: Girls Head Circumference-for-Age and Weight-for-Length Percentiles
15. 2 to 20 Years: Girls Stature-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
16. Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles: Girls, 2 to 20 Years
17. Tanner Stages of Adolescent Development for Females
18. Tanner Stages of Adolescent Development for Males
19. Direct Methods for Measuring Height and Weight
20. Indirect Methods for Measuring Height
21. Determination of Frame Size
22. Adjustment of Desirable Body Weight for Amputees
23. Body Mass Index (BMI) Table
24. Percentage of Body Fat Based on Four Skinfold Measurements
25. Arm Anthropometry for Children
26. Arm Anthropometry for Adults
27. Recommendations for Clinical Application of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
28. Physical Activity and Calories Expended per Hour
29. Nutrition-Focused Physical Assessment

Laboratory Tests and Medications
30. Laboratory Values for Nutritional Assessment and Monitoring
31. Nutritional Implications of Selected Drugs

Nutrition Intervention

Nutrient Delivery: Enteral Formulary
32. System ABCD Enteral Formulary Nutrition Information for Enteral Formulas and Oral Supplements

Nutrition Education and Counseling
33. DASH Diet
34. Exchange Lists for Meal Planning
35. National Dysphagia Diets
36. Renal Diet for Dialysis
37. Sodium-Restricted Diets

Nutritional Facts
38. Nutritional Facts on Alcoholic Beverages
39. Nutritional Facts on Caffeine-Containing Products
40. Nutritional Facts on Essential (Omega) Fatty Acids
41. Nutritional Facts on a High-Fiber Diet
42. Nutritional Facts on Fluid and Hydration
43. Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL) of Selected Foods
44. Nutritional Facts on a High-Protein Diet
45. Nutritional Facts on Vegetarian Eating

Vitamins
46. Nutritional Facts on Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12
47. Nutritional Facts on Vitamin A and Caretenoids
48. Nutritional Facts on Vitamin C
49. Nutritional Facts on Vitamin E
50. Nutritional Facts on Vitamin K

Minerals
51. Nutritional Facts on Calcium and Vitamin D
52. Nutritional Facts on Chromium
53. Nutritional Facts on Iodine
54. Nutritional Facts on Iron
55. Nutritional Facts on Magnesium
56. Nutritional Facts on Potassium
57. Nutritional Facts on Selenium
58. Nutritional Facts on Zinc