Medical Nutrition and Disease: A Case-Based Approach is an ideal way for medical students, physician assistant students, dietetic students, dietetic interns and medical residents to advance their nutrition knowledge and skills. Dietitians in clinical practice and dietetic educators will also benefit from the updated nutrition concepts and case-based approach.The 5th edition of this best-selling text has been fully updated and includes 13 chapters and 29 cases, with 6 brand new cases covering many of the scenarios faced in everyday clinicians practice. The text is a practical guide to the role.

Overview of nutrition assessment in clinical care / Lisa Hark, Darwin Deen, and Alix Pruzansky -- Vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements / Kelly Keenan, Herbert Hodgson, and Darwin Deen -- Nutrition in pregnancy and lactation / Elizabeth Horwitz West, Lisa Hark, and Darwin Deen -- Infants, children, and adolescents / Carine M. Lenders, Kathy Ireland, and Andrew M. Tershakovec -- Older adults / Cecilia Borden and Lisa Hark -- Cardiovascular disease / Jo Ann S. Carson and Scott M. Grundy -- Gastrointestinal disease / Julie Vanderpool and Charles Vanderpool -- Endocrine disease : diabetes mellitus / Marion J. Franz -- Pulmonary disease / Horace M. DeLisser, Bianca Collymore, and Calvin Lambert -- Renal disease / Jean Stover, Gail Morrison, and Susan Lupackino -- Cancer prevention and treatment / Tamara B. Kaplan, Monica H. Crawford, and Pranay Soni -- Enteral nutrition support / Jill Murphree and Douglas Seidner -- Parenteral nutrition support / Laura Matarese, Ezra Steiger, and Monica Habib.