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Chapter 8 - Nutrition for the Nondietitian
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Chapter 8 - Nutrition for the Nondietitian

Joanna McMillan Price and Garry Egger
Lifestyle Medicine, pp.135-152
Elsevier Inc, Third Edition
2017

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Abstract

Trans fats Macronutrients Salt Overconsumption Energy density Portion size Calories
Nutrition is a relatively new science with many apparent contradictions. This chapter attempts to simplify the subject for the clinician by introducing the concept of food “volume” and its components (energy density, portion size, and frequency of eating). Basic information is also provided on the major macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, fat), together with clinical recommendations.

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