This book serves as a definitive nutritional reference for medical practitioners who care for patients with digestive diseases. This first-of-its-kind title explores the critical link between nutrition and weight and digestive health and organizes the necessary information for easy use for clinicians across specialties. 

The book is divided into four sections; the first section outlines basic nutritional concepts that lay a foundation for future chapters. This includes discussion of the gastrointestinal tract's role in digestion and metabolism, an outline of dietary composition and associated deficiencies, and a review of nutritional assessment and general therapeutic principles. Next, the second section outlines dietary and nutritional implications of specific digestive diseases organized by affected gastrointestinal organs. Following this, the third section discusses appetite regulation, weight management, and obesity's association with gastrointestinal diseases. It also discusses the importance of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary obesity care including a review of dietary, pharmacological, endoscopic, and surgical options that promote weight loss. In concluding the book, the fourth section discusses foundational nutritional support concepts. 

 Nutrition, Weight, and Digestive Health is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners seeking a title that explores important and revolutionary elements to the medical care of those with digestive diseases. 

 

Basic Nutrition Concepts

Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract
Dietary Intake and Composition
Nutritional Deficiencies
Nutritional Assessment and Considerations
General Therapeutic Principles
Dietary Approaches to Gastrointestinal Diseases
Foregut Disease
Small Bowel and Colonic Disease
Liver and Pancreaticobiliary Disease
GI Malignancies
Post-Surgical Management
Food Allergies and Sensitivities
Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Dietary Supplements
Obesity and Weight Management
Obesity Pathophysiology and Gastrointestinal Complications
Obesity Related Gastrointestinal Disorders
Obesity Evaluation and Management
Nutritional Support
Introduction to Nutritional Support
Parenteral Nutrition
Enteral Nutrition.-