Therapeutic Aspects of Nutrition

Groningen 9-11 May 1973
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1973
ISBN: 978-94-010-2365-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Nutricia Symposia

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Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jonxis, J. H. P.

Visser, H. K. A.

Troelstra, J. A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Session I Physiological Aspects of Nutrition.- Energy requirement.- Trace element nutrition.- Vitamin D: apparent nutrient, hormone and therapeutic agent.- The implications of the membrane localization of vitamin E for its function, uptake and absorption.- Therapeutic effects of linoleic acid.- Protein and amino acids.- Carbohydrates as nutrients.- The requirements for water and salt.- Discussion.- Session II Synthetic Diets.- Synthetic diets in paediatrics.- Synthetic diet in internal medicine.- Ammonia formation in the gut and its importance in low protein diets.- The use of chemically defined elementary diets in surgery.- Synthetic diets in the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism.- Discussion.- Session III Parenteral Nutrition.- General aspects of parenteral nutrition.- Parenteral nutrition in paediatric surgery.- Parenteral nutrition in low birth weight babies.- Parenteral nutrition in low-birth weight infants.- Long-term parenteral nutrition in children.- Supplementary parenteral nutrition in internal medicine. Its effect on caloric and nitrogen balance.- Discussion.- Index of subjects.