Preceded by Williams' essentials of nutrition and diet therapy / Eleanor D. Schlenker, Sara Long Roth. 10th ed. c2011.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Nutrition and health / Eleanor Schlenker -- Digestion, absorption, and metabolism / Eleanor Schlenker -- Carbohydrates / Eleanor Schlenker -- Lipids / Eleanor Schlenker -- Proteins / Eleanor Schlenker -- Vitamins / Eleanor Schlenker -- Minerals / Eleanor Schlenker -- Energy balance / Eleanor Schlenker -- The food environment and food habits / Eleanor Schlenker -- Family nutrition counseling : food needs and costs / Eleanor Schlenker -- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation / Sharon Nickols-Richardson -- Nutrition for normal growth and development / Sharon Nickols-Richardson -- Nutrition for adults : early, middle, and later years / Eleanor Schlenker -- Nutrition and physical fitness / Staci McIntosh -- The complexity of obesity : beyond energy balance / Allan Higginbotham -- Nutrition assessment and nutrition therapy in patient care / Ritamarie Little -- Metabolic stress / Joyce Gilbert -- Drug-nutrient interactions / Joyce Gilbert -- Nutrition support : enteral and parenteral nutrition / Pamela Charney -- Gastrointestinal diseases / Dr. Dorothy Chen-Maynard -- Diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs / Joyce Gilbert -- Diabetes mellitus / Joyce Gilbert -- Renal disease / Joyce Gilbert -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) / Dr. Adriana Campa -- Cancer / Beth Kunkel.;