Main description:

This book serves as a definitive nutritional reference for medical practitioners who care for patients with digestive diseases. This first-of-its-kind title explores the critical link between nutrition and weight and digestive health and organizes the necessary information for easy use for clinicians across specialties.

The book is divided into four sections; the first section outlines basic nutritional concepts that lay a foundation for future chapters. This includes discussion of the gastrointestinal tract's role in digestion and metabolism, an outline of dietary composition and associated deficiencies, and a review of nutritional assessment and general therapeutic principles. Next, the second section outlines dietary and nutritional implications of specific digestive diseases organized by affected gastrointestinal organs. Following this, the third section discusses appetite regulation, weight management, and obesity's association with gastrointestinal diseases. It also discusses the importance of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary obesity care including a review of dietary, pharmacological, endoscopic, and surgical options that promote weight loss. In concluding the book, the fourth section discusses foundational nutritional support concepts.

Nutrition, Weight, and Digestive Health is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners seeking a title that explores important and revolutionary elements to the medical care of those with digestive diseases.

Contents:

Section 1: Basic Nutrition Concepts
Chapter 1: Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract
Chapter 2: Dietary Intake and Composition
Chapter 3: Nutritional Deficiencies
Chapter 4: Nutritional Assessment and Considerations
Chapter 5: General Therapeutic Principles
Section 2: Dietary Approaches to Gastrointestinal Diseases
Chapter 6: Foregut Disease
Chapter 7: Small Bowel and Colonic Disease
Chapter 8: Liver and Pancreaticobiliary Disease
Chapter 9: GI Malignancies
Chapter 10: Post-Surgical Management
Chapter 11: Food Allergies and Sensitivities
Chapter 12: Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Dietary Supplements
Section 3: Obesity and Weight Management
Chapter 13: Obesity Pathophysiology and Gastrointestinal Complications
Chapter 14: Obesity Related Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 15: Obesity Evaluation and Management
Section 4: Nutritional Support
Chapter 16: Introduction to Nutritional Support
Chapter 17: Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 18: Enteral Nutrition