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vi P R E F A C E

Unit Two, Nutrition in Health Promotion, begins with Chapter 8, Guidelines for
Healthy Eating. This chapter features the Dietary Reference Intakes, the Dietary Guide-
lines for Americans, and MyPlate. Other chapters in this unit examine consumer issues and
cultural and religious influences on food and nutrition. The nutritional needs associated
with the life cycle are presented in chapters devoted to pregnant and lactating women, chil-
dren and adolescents, and older adults.

Unit Three, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, includes nutrition therapy for obesity and
eating disorders, enteral and parenteral nutrition, metabolic and respiratory stress, gastro-
intestinal disorders, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, renal disorders, cancer, and HIV/
AIDS. Pathophysiology is tightly focused as it pertains to nutrition.

RECURRING FEATURES

This edition retains popular features of the previous edition to facilitate learning and engage
students.

■ Check Your Knowledge presents true/false questions at the beginning of each chapter
to assess the students’ baseline knowledge. Questions relate to chapter Learning
Objectives.

■ Key Terms are defined in the margin for convenient reference.
■ Quick Bites—fewer and more condensed to improve layout and readability in the new

edition—provide quick nutrition facts, valuable information, and current research.
■ Nursing Process tables clearly present sample application of nutrition concepts in con-

text of the nursing process.
■ How Do You Respond? helps students identify potential questions they may encounter

in the clinical setting and prepares them to think on their feet.
■ A Case Study and Study Questions at the end of each chapter challenge students to

apply what they have learned.
■ Key Concepts summarize important information from each chapter.

TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES

Instructors and students will find valuable resources to accompany the book on
at http://thePoint.lww.com/Dudek7e.

Resources for Instructors

Comprehensive teaching resources are available to instructors upon adoption of this text
and include the following materials.

■ A free E-book on thePoint provides access to the book’s full text and images online.
■ A Test Generator lets instructors put together exclusive new tests from a bank contain-

ing NCLEX-style questions.
■ PowerPoint Presentations provide an easy way to integrate the textbook with the class-

room. Multiple-choice and true/false questions are included to promote class participation.
■ An Image Bank provides the photographs and illustrations from this text for use in

course materials.
■ Access to all student resources is also provided.