Short description:

Authored by renowned cardiologist Dr James Rippe, Lifestyle Nutrition: Eating for Good Health to Lower the Risk of Chronic Diseases provides physicians with an evidence-based introduction to nutrition science with a practical emphasis on how to improve the health of their patients and enhance their own lives.

Long description:

What individuals consume in their diet has profound implications on their health. Despite overwhelming evidence that plant-based diets yield multiple health benefits, physicians often feel ill-prepared to discuss nutrition with their patients. Authored by renowned cardiologist Dr. James M. Rippe, Lifestyle Nutrition: Eating for Good Health by Lowering the Risk of Chronic Diseases provides physicians with an evidence-based introduction to nutrition science with a practical emphasis on how to apply this information to improve the health of their patients and enhance their own lives.

From nutrition and atherosclerosis to erectile dysfunction and chronic kidney disease to osteoporosis, this comprehensive guide covers a wide range of conditions influenced by diet. It delves into specialized areas, such as nutrition for physically active people to the elderly, ensuring relevance for diverse patient populations. The reader will find detailed analysis of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020?2025 and their applications and strategies for adopting healthy plant-based diets, such as Mediterranean, DASH, and vegan.

Each chapter begins with key points and concludes with clinical applications, making it valuable to clinicians. As part of the esteemed Lifestyle Medicine Series, this is an indispensable resource for any healthcare provider committed to enhancing patient care through informed dietary practices.

Table of Contents:

Preface for Lifestyle Nutrition. About the Author. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1 Lifestyle Nutrition for Physicians and Other Healthcare Workers. Chapter 2 The Western Diet. Chapter 3 Measuring Nutritional Status. Chapter 4 Nutrition, Lifestyle Medicine, and Chronic Disease. Chapter 5 The Role of Physicians and Other Healthcare Workers in Incorporating Healthy Nutrition and Other Lifestyle Medicine Concepts. Chapter 6 Nutrition and Health Equity. Chapter 7 Hunger, Food Insecurity, and Malnutrition. Chapter 8 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020?2025. Chapter 9 Nutrition and Inflammation. Chapter 10 Nutrition and Metabolic Health. Chapter 11 Nutrition and Atherosclerosis. Chapter 12 Nutrition and Coronary Heart Disease. Chapter 13 Nutrition and Hypertension. Chapter 14 Nutrition and Stroke. Chapter 15 Nutrition and Cancer. Chapter 16 Nutrition, Cognition, and Mental Health. Chapter 17 Nutrition and Peripheral Artery Disease. Chapter 18 Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease. Chapter 19 Nutrition and Erectile Dysfunction. Chapter 20 Nutrition for the Prevention and Treatment of Prediabetes. Chapter 21 Nutrition for Overweight and Obesity. Chapter 22 Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes. Chapter 23 Nutrition and Osteoporosis. Chapter 24 Nutrition and the Microbiome. Chapter 25 Lifestyle Habits and Practices to Reduce Risk Factors for Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Dementia, and Cancer. Chapter 26 Healthy Plant-Based Diets: Mediterranean, AHA, DASH, Healthy U.S.-Style Dietary Pattern, Vegetarian, and Vegan. Chapter 27 Nutrition for the Elderly. Chapter 28 Childhood Nutrition. Chapter 29 Nutrition and Women?s Health. Chapter 30 Nutrition for Physically Active People and Athletes. Chapter 31 Lifestyle Nutrition: Components of a Healthy Heart Diet. Chapter 32 Genetics, Epigenetics, and Precision Nutrition. Chapter 33 Nutrition and Planetary Health. Chapter 34 Public Policy Support for Healthy Eating. Chapter 35 Eating for Nutrition for Good Health and to Protect the Planet. Index.