| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Part 1. Nutritional fundamentals -- Understanding human diet, disease, and insulin resistance: scientific and evolutionary perspectives -- Nutritional aspects -- Part 2. Medical nutritional therapy -- Endocrine -- Cardiovascular disease and its association with insulin resistance and cholesterol -- Neurology -- Cancer -- Musculoskeletal and immunological considerations -- Gastrointestinal health and therapeutic carbohydrate restriction -- Part 3. Therapeutic carbohydrate restriction for health and fitness -- Exercise and sports performance -- Therapeutic fasting -- Part 4. Managing the patient -- Psychological, behavioural, and ethical considerations |
| Summary |
"Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health presents the most up-to-date and evidence-based science and research available in the field of TCR, with the purpose of training medical and allied healthcare professionals on the effective therapeutic use of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition in clinical practice. This book explores the appropriate, safe, and effective use of TCR to improve patient outcomes in a broad range of chronic metabolic conditions and aims to promote health. Focused on lifestyle management, health support and the treatment of diseases rooted in poor nutrition, this book explores the role of food and lifestyle modification as medicine and is a valuable resource for nutritionists, dietitians and medical professionals who provide diet-related counselling, as well as those researching or studying related areas." -From publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 06, 2023) |
| Subject |
Ketogenic diet -- Therapeutic use
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Ketogenic diet.
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Diet, Ketogenic
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Noakes, Tim, editor
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| ISBN |
0128216239 |
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9780128216231 |
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