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Nutrition is essential for good health and plays an important role in growth and development, and in disease prevention. Optimum nutrition is associated with a stronger immune system, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and life longevity. NCDs, also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes (WHO). This handbook is a practical guide to effecti...
Despite the dramatic developments in medical science, the health of the population worldwide has largely been on a decline and diseases have been found to be affecting people much earlier in life than before. This, in a large part, is affected by our dietary habits and patterns. My Food, My Health is an extremely accessible manual to healthy eating and healthful living through balanced nutrition, which compiles the wisdom of expert dieticians from the Apollo Group. Geared to cater to everyone-from toddlers and adolescents to mothers-to-be and senior citizens-this guide serves as a ready reckoner for healthcare professionals as well as the common man. It busts the myths and facts about various common diseases that pose serious public health challenges in India at the moment, such as obesity, diabetes, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. Abundant in practical lifestyle changes and easy recipes to help you cook healthy food at home, this book will aid you in understanding and confidently managing your health better, so you can live a happy, healthy life!
Written for business owners who want to market and promote their business through search and content advertising, this guide explains how to research keywords, how to choose a niche in which market, how to sign up for AdWords, and how to begin posting ads. It also explains how to become Google AdWords certified and work as a Google AdWords consultant. Part 1 explains basics of the Google AdWords program and helps readers determine how Google AdWords can work best to increase their revenue. Part 2 walks through establishing a Google AdWords account, and part 3 tells how to measure effectiveness, how to work with Google Business Solutions, and how to explore other Internet advertising options. The book includes case studies, examples, worksheets, and quizzes, plus a list of websites. Lambert is a consultant in advertising and marketing.
"The Essential Pocket Guide for Clinical Nutrition is a quick-reference guide for dietitians, students, and other health professionals actively engaged in clinical nutrition, providing them with immediate access to evidence-based information on nutritional assessment, nutrition support, and nutrition considerations for specific diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pulmonary disease. Using the latest nutritional guidelines, the authors utilize a consistent chapter format that includes sections on disease process, treatment and nutritional intervention, and patient education, making it easy to find relevant information"--
This book is intended to study and understand some important metabolic aspects in ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) patients undergoing haemodialysis. Patients chosen specifically were non- diabetics in order to see that if still any derangements occur in biochemical parameters especially, HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) and others like plasma glucose levels, lipid profile etc. Further, the outcomes can be extrapolated to a larger population by increasing the sample size and also by considering estimated GFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate), as an additional parameter. This would be the mainstay of our forthcoming research in this area.
Nutrition for Developing Countries is both a textbook of nutrition - covering the essential facts about nutrients, nutrient needs, foods, ane meals - and at the same time a practical guide for nutrition workers - be they health workers, agricultural workers, home economists, or school teachers- or their trainers. It explains in clear simple language, and practical detail, how nutrition workers can help families with nutrition problems, how to treat malnourished children, and how to work in communities, and in schools. This information is not easily available elsewhere, and no othermanual covers the subject so comprehensively. The manual is liberty illustrated, with many new drawings, as well as some from the old edition of the book.This new edition of a popular and widely-used book brings the subject up-to-date, and takes it to a slightly more advanced level, and includes new ideas on working in and with communities, and about nutrition education. It includes many ideas for exercises for training nutrition workers. Nutritionfor Developing Countries fills the role of the first edition, and retains its simple approach, but covers the subject in greater depth and more widely.
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The Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition is a definitive resource for what to eat for maximum health as detailed by medical and nutritional experts. This book makes the connection between health, disease, and the food we eat. The Encyclopedia describes more than 140 foods, providing information on their history, nutrient content, and medical uses. The Encyclopedia also describes the "fit kitchen", including the latest in food safety, equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods, and ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste. - Details healthy eating guidelines based on the RDA food pyramid - Provides scientific basis and knowledge for specific recommendations - Beautifully illustrated - Extensive list of reliable nutrition resources - Describes the fit kitchen from the latest in food safety to equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods to ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste