SECTION1: FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION. 1. The Relationship of Food and Health. 2. Planning a Healthy Diet. 3. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism. 4. Carbohydrates. 5. Lipids. 6. Proteins. 7. Vitamins. 8. Minerals. 9. Water. SECTION 2: MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH THROUGH GOOD NUTRITION. 10. Food-Related Illnesses and Allergies. 11. Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation. 12. Diet During Infancy. 13. Diet During Childhood and Adolescence. 14. Diet During Young and Middle Adulthood. 15. Diet During Late Adulthood. SECTION 3: MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY. 16. Diet and Weight Control. 17. Diet and Diabetes Melitus. 18. Diet & Cardiovascular Disease. 19. Diet and Renal Disease. 20. Diet and Gastrointestinal Problems. 21. Diet and Cancer. 22. Diet and Surgery, Entreal and Parenteral Nutrition, Burns, Infaction, and AIDS. 23. Nutritional Care of Clients.