Krause and Mahan’s Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16th Edition

Provide optimal nutritional care with the latest guidelines to evidence-based practice! Krause and Mahan’s Food & the Nutrition Care Process, 16th Edition provides an all-in-one resource for the dietetics information you need to care for patients throughout the entire life cycle. With insight from clinical specialists, the book guides you through the steps of assessment, diagnosis and intervention, monitoring, and evaluation. It also covers nutrition in each stage of life, weight management, medical nutrition therapies for conditions and disorders, and the use of nutrition therapies in childhood. From a team of nutrition experts led by Janice L. Raymond and Kelly Morrow, this classic text has been trusted by nurses, nutritionists, and dieticians for since 1952.

• NEW Infectious Diseases chapter is written by a new author with specific expertise in infectious disease.
• NEW Transgender Nutrition chapter is added, from two new authors.
• NEW! COVID-19 updates are provided in multiple chapters, each relating to epidemiology and patient care.
• NEW! Information on the FODMAP diet is included in the appendix, covering the sugars that may cause intestinal distress.
• NEW! Emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion is included in all chapters.
• NEW! Updated International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) information is included in the appendix.
• NEW! Updated pregnancy growth charts are added to this edition.
• NEW! Updated Healthy People 2030 information is added throughout the book.