Williams’ Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy: A Comprehensive Resource for Nutrition Care

Stay ahead in the field of nutrition care with Williams’ Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy, a market-leading textbook that provides unparalleled coverage of cutting-edge research, emerging trends, and fundamental concepts in nutrition.

Engaging Content and Pedagogical Features

Written in a clear, conversational style, this esteemed textbook is accompanied by vivid illustrations that guide students from basic nutrition concepts to their practical applications in clinical settings. The unique content thread feature shares similarities with other LPN/LVN titles from Elsevier, ensuring a consistent learning experience.

• Case studies in clinical care chapters focus on related patient care problems, promoting critical thinking and analysis.
• Critical thinking questions challenge students to apply, analyze, and combine concepts.
• Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how a patient’s culture can affect nutritional concepts in practice.
• Clinical Applications and For Further Focus boxes highlight hot topics and analyze concepts and trends in depth.
• Chapter Challenges use true/false, multiple-choice, and matching questions to test understanding of chapter content.
• Key concepts, key terms, and chapter summaries facilitate effective studying and mastery of essential content.

Diet Therapy Guidelines and Resources

The textbook provides diet therapy guidelines, including recommendations, restrictions, and sample diets for various major clinical conditions. Additionally, Further Readings and Resources in each chapter offer focused and up-to-date print, multimedia, and online resources to supplement learning. Useful appendixes provide valuable information on cholesterol content, fiber content, cultural and religious dietary patterns, and more.

What’s New in This Edition

This 14th edition features:

• Completely updated content incorporating Dietary Guidelines 2010 and Healthy People 2020 information throughout the text.
• A colorful and engaging design that makes key content easy to find and more engaging with graphic artwork and vivid images of food.
• Updated illustrations that visually clarify important concepts and reflect current clinical practice.
• Integrated assets in the Pageburst version, including ADA Nutrition Care Process, Case Studies – Answers, Challenge Questions and Answers, Critical Thinking Question Answers, Growth Charts, Food Composition Table, and Appetices 1 & 2, and Nutritrac 5.0.

With its comprehensive coverage, engaging content, and valuable resources, Williams’ Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy is an indispensable resource for anyone pursuing a career in nutrition care.