How Long to Read Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary

How Long Does it Take to Read Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 20 minutes to read Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary by Rosalinda T. Lagua

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This new fourth edition of the Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary covers all aspects of nutrition, including assessment of drug-nutrient interactions, laboratory interpretations, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, community and public health nutrition programs, nutrition throughout the life cycle, and such topics as nutrition and the immune system, nutrition labeling, chemical dependency, AIDS, and organ transplantation. Special features of the Dictionary are entries on 130 different diets (listed under D); nutrition therapy for more than 350 disorders, including inborn errors of metabo lism; 145 drugs and their effects on nutrition; and more than 150 nutritional products with their main uses and composition. Of particular importance are topics of public health concerns for the 1990s and the year 2000, and dietary recommendations for prevention of major degenerative diseases such as obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. With more than 3000 carefully selected entries, the new Fourth Edition includes 380 new terms and more than 600 revised and expanded definitions. In choosing the words to be entered and defined, the authors used as their criterion the frequency of use or importance of a term in relation to nutrition. Definitions are cross-referenced to other word entries and the materials found in the Appendix to provide further details and information. All practitioners in the fields of nutrition and dietetics, as well as educators, students, and others interested in nutrition will find this handy desk reference particu larly useful. It is easy-to-use and provides instant access to nutrition information.

How long is Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary?

Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary by Rosalinda T. Lagua is 500 pages long, and a total of 125,000 words.

This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 23 minutes to read Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary aloud.

What Reading Level is Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary?

Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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