Written in conjunction with the British Dietetic Association, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Nutrition Support provides a thorough and critical review of the fundamental literature in nutrition support.Extensively evidence-based and internationally relevant, it discusses undernutrition, nutritional screening, assessment and interventions, as well as key clinical conditions likely to require nutrition support, and the appropriate care of these.Clinically oriented and written specifically for nutritionists and dietitians, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Nutrition Support is the ideal reference for all those managing malnutrition and undernutrition in patients.

Preface ixForeword xiEditor biographies xiiContributors xiiiAbbreviations xviiSection 1 Background to Undernutrition 11.1 Definitions and prevalence of undernutrition 31.2 Physiological causes of undernutrition 61.3 Socioeconomic causes of undernutrition 151.4 Institutional causes of undernutrition 251.5 Consequences of undernutrition 33Section 2 Identification of Undernutrition 432.1 Nutritional screening 452.2 Nutritional assessment 502.3 Anthropometric assessment of undernutrition 552.4 Biochemical assessment in undernutrition 652.5 Clinical assessment of undernutrition 742.6 Dietary assessment in undernutrition 822.7 Advanced imaging techniques for assessment of undernutrition 91Section 3 Nutritional Requirements in Nutrition Support 1073.1 Fluid requirements and assessment in nutrition support 1093.2 Energy requirements in nutrition support 1173.3 Protein requirements in nutrition support 1273.4 Water-soluble vitamins in nutrition support 1353.5 Fat-soluble vitamins in nutrition support 1443.6 Minerals in nutrition support 155Section 4 Nutritional Interventions to Prevent and Treat Undernutrition 1674.1 Population and community interventions to prevent and treat undernutrition 1694.2 Institutional interventions to prevent and treat undernutrition 1764.3 Oral nutrition support to prevent and treat undernutrition 1844.4 Enteral nutrition to prevent and treat undernutrition 1944.5 Parenteral nutrition to prevent and treat undernutrition 207Section 5 Undernutrition and Nutrition Support in Clinical Specialties 2175.1 Nutrition support in paediatrics 2195.2 Nutrition support in anorexia nervosa 2315.3 Nutrition support in older adults 2415.4 Nutrition support in neurological disorders 2515.5 Nutrition support in spinal cord injury 2595.6 Nutrition support in pulmonary and cardiac disease 2705.7 Nutrition support in diabetes 2785.8 Nutrition support in pancreatitis 2865.9 Nutrition support in inflammatory bowel disease 2965.10 Nutrition support in intestinal failure 3025.11 Nutrition support in liver disease 3135.12 Nutrition support in kidney disease 3265.13 Nutrition support in critical care 3395.14 Nutrition support in burn injury 3515.15 Nutrition support in orthopaedics 3585.16 Nutrition support in HIV infection 3675.17 Nutrition support in oncology 3765.18 Nutrition support in palliative care 389Index 399