Thanks to new tools of research and the heightened scientific
rigor with which they are applied, medical science has reached a
far more heightened understanding of nutrition s complex relation
with digestive disease.
Nutritional Management of Digestive Disorders bring together the
contributions of leading experts in nutrition and digestion to
provide readers with a concise yet thorough record of the advances
made in this area of research. In addition to discussing
traditional areas of nutrition, it presents essential findings on
more recent and novel therapies.
Specific Therapeutic Approaches to Specific Digestive
Concerns
Among the specific topics, it describes celiac disease and
eosinophilic esophagitis and their management through diet. It
considers the role of nutrition in treating acute pancreatitis and
liver disease, the role of macro- and micronutrients in preventing
colon cancer, and the role of nutrition and dietary supplements in
inflammatory bowel disease. Among emerging topics, it considers
- Guidelines for the use of probiotics to ease irritable bowel
syndrome and antibiotic-associated diarrhea
- Bariatric surgery for the treatment of obesity
- Short bowel syndrome and small intestinal transplantation
- Expanding metal stents used to overcome malignant obstructions
of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract
- Nutrition s role in treating acute pancreatitis and liver
disease
Chapters in the book are dedicated to modern approaches to
nutritional assessment, parenteral nutrition, and home nutritional
support. Putting those recent developments into perspective, the
book begins with a chapter that recounts the history of nutritional
therapy in gastrointestinal disorders. Offering a cutting edge look
at the field, Nutritional Management of Digestive Disorders
provides researchers with critical data needed to conduct further
research, while also providing clinicians with a look at new
approaches to effective treatment.
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