Great interest has been expressed in human nutrition during recent years, on both a national and an international basis. In this book, the theoretical background for giving nutritional care is treated, with lesser emphasis on the skills involved in dietetic practice. The text is organized into six units. Unit 1 introduces the student to the process of giving nutritional care and describes the tools to use in this process. A short discussion of food and drug interactions is included in this section. Unit 2 addresses problems of over- and under-nutrition, including discussions of obesity, malnutrition, anorexia nervosa and nutritional anemias. Unit 3 focuses on nutritional problems in times of stress, with discussions of the effects of trauma, surgery, fevers and burns. Parenteral and tube feeding are discussed in this unit, as are some of the nutritional problems associated with cancer. Unit 4 describes gastrointestinal disorders and their associated nutritional problems. It also includes a discussion of food allergies. Unit 5 treats various metabolic abnormalities including diabetes mellitus, liver disorders, alcohol metabolism, hypoglycemia and gout. Unit 6 discusses cardiovascular and renal disorders with associated nutritional problems.

Food preparation and processing have been undergoing many changes in recent years, since both the food industry and the average consumer have become more sophisticated in their knowledge and approach to food. Economic and political factors have further influenced food manufacture and consumption, so not only is food complex in its chemical composition and physical structure, but it has also become complex in its economic, social, political, and emotional impact on people and populations. This book is designed for the college student who has already had an introduction to the study of food as well as some background in chemistry. The emphasis of the book is on the chemical and physical structure of food and the effects of processing and preparation on its properties. Research studies are often cited to support the discussion, although the review of research on each topic is not meant to be exhaustive.

It s Christmastime, and young Ellery Queen has been invited to spend the holidays at a house party. During the eleven nights before Christmas, a series of anonymous gifts begin to arrive, each with increasing menace. Ellery tries to discover their source and meaning but to no avail. Finally, on the twelfth night, things turn deadly. Unable to solve the murder, Ellery returns to it decades later when he happens upon his diary. Will he finally be able to deduce the identity of the killer?"

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Frightfully rich and awesomely respectable, the McKells had never been touched by scandal. At least, not until the handsome Dane McKell discovered his father s secret affair. Determined to protect his mother, he forced a meeting with the other woman.But Dane didn t count on falling in love with her himself. Nor did he count on the front page murder that engulfed them all. Sheila, exotic young international leader of haute couture, is found murdered in her Park Avenue penthouse. Two floors down, the distinguished middle-aged millionaire Ashton McKell is hauled off to jail. Next to go, Lutetia, his shy patrician wife. And then Dane. Together, a triangle of murder suspects. Ellery Queen, immobilized, can trick the police into becoming his legmen if he discovers the fourth side of the triangle before the blackmailer squeals. "

An illustrated history of the American fighter units which waged successful compaigns against the Luftwaffe in World War II

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A five-sided card with the letter J stamped on it appeared in Robert York s mail, and a day later he was dead, crushed by a boulder. It was no accident. Someone knew York would be under that rock wall at precisely 7:30. Then another card showed up for Emily York, stamped with the letter H, and Ellery Queen knew he was up against a brilliant killer who made a game of death by warning his victims. The only clue to the murderer s identity was the signature Y, and Ellery had to find him and stop his remorseless vendetta before Y won his mad game."