I. NORMAL NUTRITION.  1. Food, Nutrition, and Health: An Introduction.  2. Introduction to the Study of the Nutritive Processes: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism.  3. Dietary Guides and Their Uses.  4. Proteins and Amino Acids.  5. Carbohydrates.  6. Lipids.  7. Energy Metabolism.  8. Mineral Elements.  9. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance. 10. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins. 11. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: Ascorbic Acid. 12. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: The Vitamin-B Complex. 13. Food Selection and Meal Planning for Nutrition and Economy. 14. Factors Influencing Food Intake and Food Habits. 15. Cultural Food Patterns in the United States. 16. Safeguarding the Food Supply. 17. Controls for the Safety and Nutritive Value of the Food Supply. 18. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation. 19. Nutrition During Infancy. 20. Nutrition for Children and Teenagers. 21. Nutrition for Older Adults. 22. Nutrition Assessment and Dietary Counseling. 23. Nutritional Problems and Programs in the Community. II. THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION. 24. Comprehensive Nutritional Services for Patients. 25. Adaptations of the Normal Diet for Texture: Normal, Soft, and Fluid Diets. 26. Dietary Calculation Using the Exchange Lists for Meal Planning. 27. Overweight: Low-Calorie Diets. 28. Undernutrition and Protein Deficiency: High-Calorie Diet; High- Protein Diet. 29. Immunity Infections, and Fevers. 30. Anemias. 31. Diet in Diseases of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum: Bland Fiber-Restricted Diet in Three Stages. 32. Diet in Disturbances of the Small Intestine and Colon: Very Low- Residue Diet; High-Fiber Diet. 33. Malabsorption Syndrome; Medium-chain-Triglyceride Diet; Lactose- Restricted Diet; Sucrose-Restricted Diet; Gluten-Restricted Diet. 34. Diet in Disturbances of the Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas; High-Protein, High-Carbohydrate, Moderate-Fat Diet; Fat-Restricted Diet. 35. Nutrition for the Cancer Patient. 36. Nutrition in Surgical Conditions: Tube Feedings; High-Protein; High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Diet. 37. Diabetes Mellitus. 38. Various Metabolic Disorders. 39. Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis: Fat-Controlled Diets; Diets for Hyperlipoproteinemias. 40. Dietary Management of Acute and Chronic Diseases of the Heart; Sodium-Restricted Diet. 41. Diet in Diseases in the Kidney: Controlled Protein; Potassium, and Sodium Diet; Calcium-Restricted Diet. 42. Nutrition in Neurologic Disturbances; Ketogenic Diet. 43. Diet in Allergic and Skin Disturbances; Elimination Diet. 44. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. 45. Nutrition in Children''s Diseases. Appendices.