Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes - (Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics (Bda)) by Louise Goff & Pamela Dyson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Published on behalf of The British Dietetic Association, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes is an exploration of the evidence and practice of nutrition in diabetes, offering a global view of the lifestyle interventions for the prevention and management of diabetes, including management of complications and special population groups. With internationally recognised authors, this book applies the rigour of evidence-based medicine to important enduring topics in diabetes, such as:

• public health efforts at diabetes prevention
• formulating nutritional guidelines for diabetes
• carbohydrates and the glycaemic index
• the management of diabetes in older people

The authors draw on their research and practical experience to offer sound guidance on best practice, ensuring that interventions are both scientifically secure and effective.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Dietary recommendations need to be based on solid evidence, but where can you find this information? The British Dietetic Association and the publishers of the Manual of Dietetic Practice present an essential and authoritative reference series on the evidence base relating to advanced aspects of nutrition and diet in selected clinical specialties. Each book provides a comprehensive and critical review of key literature in its subject. Each covers established areas of understanding, current controversies and areas of future development and investigation, and is oriented around six key themes:

• Disease processes, including metabolism, physiology, and genetics
• Disease consequences, including morbidity, mortality, nutritional epidemiology and patient perspectives
• Nutritional consequences of diseases
• Nutritional assessment, drawing on anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, economic and social approaches
• Clinical investigation and management
• Nutritional and dietary management
• Trustworthy, international in scope, and accessible, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics is a vital resource for a range of practitioners, researchers and educators in nutrition and dietetics, including dietitians, nutritionists, doctors and specialist nurses.

From the Back Cover

Dietary recommendations need to be based on solid evidence, but where can you find this information? The British Dietetic Association and the publishers of the Manual of Dietetic Practice present an essential and authoritative reference series on the evidence base relating to advanced aspects of nutrition and diet in selected clinical specialties. Each book provides a comprehensive and critical review of key literature in the area. Each covers established areas of understanding, current controversies and areas of future development and investigation, and is oriented around six key themes:

• Disease processes, including metabolism, physiology, and genetics
• Disease consequences, including morbidity, mortality, nutritional epidemiology and patient perspectives
• Clinical investigation and management
• Nutritional consequences of diseases
• Nutritional assessment, including anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, economic and social approaches
• Nutritional and dietary management of disease

Trustworthy, international in scope, and accessible, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics is a vital resource for a range of practitioners, researchers and educators in nutrition and dietetics, including dietitians, nutritionists, doctors and specialist nurses.

Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes

Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes is an exploration of the evidence and practice of nutrition in diabetes, offering a global view of the lifestyle interventions for the prevention and management of diabetes, including management of complications and special population groups. With internationally recognised authors, this book applies the rigour of evidence-based medicine to important enduring topics in diabetes, such as:

• public health efforts at diabetes prevention
• formulating nutritional guidelines for diabetes
• carbohydrates and the glycaemic index
• the management of diabetes in older people

The authors draw on their research and practical experience to offer sound guidance on best practice, ensuring that interventions are both scientifically secure and effective.

About the Author

About the Editors

Louise Goff is a Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at King's College London, UK.

Pamela Dyson is a Research Dietitian in the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Oxford University, UK.

About the Series Editor

Kevin Whelan is Professor of Dietetics at King's College London. He is also Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.