Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy by Joyce Ann Gilbert PhD RDN

**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Adult Primary Care, 2024** **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Nutrition** Master the essentials of nutrition science and patient care with this concise text! Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 13th Edition helps you understand and apply nutrition concepts in the treatment of disease, disease prevention, and life enhancement. The text is broken out into three parts: the basics of nutrients and the body, the life cycle and community nutrition, and clinical nutrition. Case studies help you determine nutritional interventions in treating both acute and chronic conditions. Written by nutrition specialists Joyce Gilbert and Eleanor D. Schlenker, this book includes the latest advances in research and evidence-based practice. Strong community focus includes robust coverage of health promotion, cultural competence, patient safety, lifespan, and public health issues Person-centered approach helps you develop practical solutions to individual problems, based on the authors’ personal research and clinical experience MyPlate for Older Adults is included, as developed by nutrition scientists at Tufts University and the AARP Foundation, along with the Nestlé Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale Read more