Victoria Lyman 
Essentials of Nutrition and Dietetics for Nursing 

Nutrition is the process of taking in nutrients from the foods we eat. Healthy food choices are vital to preventing illness, particularly chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. The role of the nurse in the nutritional care of patients andclients is extremely diverse and can range from promoting a healthy diet in a client with learning disabilities to the provisionof parenteral nutrition to a critically ill patient.The focus of nursing activities in the delivery of nutritional care has altered overthe past few decades.This book provides students of nutrition in general and nursing students in particular with all they needto prepare for the subject of nutrition. This text is compact and comprehensive, and written especially for the nursingstudents. It encompasses all aspects of food science and nutrition. It contains copious illustrations, charts and tables forvisual clarification. It is written in simple, easy-to-understand language and includes useful information for students whichmay come handy in their practice. In this book, each topic is presented in simple, effective and extensive manner for thebetter understanding of the nursing students.This book provides best knowledge in the field of nutrition and we believe thatnursing knowledge is combination of the theoretical, practical, self and ethical knowledge of nutrition.