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    Round Up: Nutrition

    by Meghan Kowalski on 2025-03-26T08:00:00-04:00 | 0 Comments

    Nutrition plays a fundamental role in maintaining overall health, supporting growth, and preventing chronic diseases. This month's round up provides valuable insights into how food impacts our bodies, minds, and daily lives. With the abundance of information available today, it’s important to rely on credible, evidence-based sources, and we’re here to guide you to the best resources to enhance your knowledge on nutrition.

     

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    These curated guides provide more comprehensive recommendations for conducting research in these subjects related to nutrition:

     

    Library Databases

    FSTA with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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    Food Science and Technology Abstracts with Full Text is a specialized full-text database covering scientific and technological literature relating to food, beverages, and nutrition. It is produced in collaboration with a team of experts within IFIS, a not-for-profit organization with an ongoing commitment to learning and development and a reputation for scientific integrity, accuracy, and excellence.

    Family Health Database This link opens in a new window
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    This database includes journals and magazines covering an enormous range of health subjects, from sports injuries to women's health, from food and nutrition to midwifery, from eye care to dentistry.

    Science Full Text Select This link opens in a new window
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    Subjects Covered: Acoustics, Aeronautics, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Sciences, Automatic Control, Chemistry, Communication & Info Technology, Computers, Construction, Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science, Fishery Sciences, Food Science, Forestry, Genetics, Horticulture, Immunology, Limnology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Paleontology, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Veterinary Medicine, Weed Sciences, Wildlife Management, Zoology.

     

    Books

    Cover ArtAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Nutrition Assessment by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Prepared for Publication by); Pamela Charney; Ainsley Malone
    ISBN: 9780880914895
    Publication Date: 2015-09-01
    This edition is substantially revised, with a new chapter on the Nutrition Care Process, updated information on nutrition screening, thorough coverage of the five categories of nutrition assessment data, evidence-based guidance on estimating energy and nutrient requirements, additional anatomical illustrations and an expanded glossary.
     
     
    Cover ArtSports Nutrition by Christine Karpinski (Editor); Christine Rosenbloom
    ISBN: 9780880919753
    Publication Date: 2017-11-30
    This sixth edition of Sports Nutrition offers timely research and evidence-based advice for health professionals working with athletes at all levels. Written and reviewed by esteemed sports registered dietitian nutritionists and other exercise experts, this edition incorporates theoretical and practical information and key takeaways designed for easy implementation in daily practice. Highlights include: A brand new chapter discussing emerging opportunities in sports nutrition Completely revised overview of exercise physiology, including a description of training principles Strategies for a sports nutrition assessment with application of macro- and micronutrient recommendations Updated population- and sports-specific recommendations, including new and in-depth discussion of considerations for various endurance events Important focus on the scope of practice for sports RDNs And much more!
     
    Cover ArtSamour and King's Pediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care by Susan H. Konek; Patrick J. Becker
    ISBN: 9781284146394
    Publication Date: 2019-03-26
    Every new copy includes Navigate 2 Essentials access. Samour & King's Pediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care, Fifth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the nutritional aspects of pediatric clinical care from neonate through adolescent, and all pediatric disorders impacting nutrition. A widely trusted resource for more than twenty years, this text combines coverage of nutrition assessment and care with detailed coverage of normal growth, relevant disease states, and medical nutrition therapy. In addition to important updates in all major areas of pediatric nutrition, the Fifth Edition has been expanded to included evolving areas in pediatric nutrition including, malnutrition related to undernutrition, nutrition focused physical exam, integrative medicine and more. When utilizing the text, students and practitioners alike will be able to discuss the nutrition guidelines associated with normal growth and development, and will be better able to determine medical nutrition therapy interventions for children with diseases, injuries, genetic disorders and weight issues.
     
    Cover ArtHuman Nutrition by Catherine Geissler (Editor); Hilary Powers (Editor)
    ISBN: 9780198768029
    Publication Date: 2017-06-27
    The field of human nutrition has expanded hugely in recent years, to now encompass topics as diverse as nutritional genomics and food security. As appreciation for the importance of nutrition to human health and well-being grows, an understanding of the many aspects of the subject has never been more important. Written by a renowned team of international experts, Human Nutrition provides an authoritative, comprehensive resource for students of human nutrition and other health sciences, and a valuable source of information for everybody working in nutrition and related fields. The text opens with an exploration of the chemical characteristics of foods and nutrients, before moving on to discuss the physiology of food nutrition, micronutrients, and dietary requirements for different sections of the population. The text concludes with an assessment of the evidence base for a link between nutrient intake and disease risk, and a review of the broad discipline of public health nutrition.
     
    Cover ArtNutrition Assessment by Nancy Munoz; Melissa Bernstein
    ISBN: 9781284127669
    Publication Date: 2018-03-28
    Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Written for the graduate-level nutrition course, Nutrition Assessment: Clinical and Research Applications explores the purpose, methods, and scientific basis for nutritional assessment in community, clinical, and individual nutrition settings. It provides students with the basic knowledge and skills to identify nutrition problems, develop research questions and study hypotheses, and plan nutrition interventions and treatments. Divided into six sections, Nutrition Assessment opens with a historical perspective of nutrition assessment as well as an overview of the basis of scientific and nutritional research. The next four sections delve into the primary methods of nutritional assessment: dietary, anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical assessments. The final section is intended to cover public health topics including population wellness, health coaching, nutrition interventions, and international research.

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