Gerard E Mullin

Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference Gerard E Mullin 1.º edición

Brief Description: "While the gastrointestinal tract ingests, digests, and absorbs nutrients, the liver transforms nutrients, synthesizes plasma proteins, and detoxifies bacteria and toxins absorbed from the gut. It is therefore not surprising that gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases have a major impact on the nutritional state of the individual. Integrating nutrition and the gastrointestinal system, the Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference brings together experts in the field of nutrition, gastroenterology, and hepatology to offer dietary, nutritional, and natural therapies for gastrointestinal and hepatic ailments in order to improve overall health. Providing a review of the digestive tract, liver, and core concepts, this important reference presents the nutritional consequences and considerations of digestive disorders. Contributors examine the role of nutrition in gastrointestinal and liver disease, including alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, malabsorption, colorectal disease, transplantation, pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Of special interest to the practitioner are chapters on food allergy and intolerance, the effects of medicinal plants, and the role of fiber in the gastrointestinal tract. The reference also addresses the challenges of managing nutritional issues for hospitalized patients, and covers eating disorders and ethical issues. Other key topics include: ObesityClinical applications of probioticsThe impact of micronutrient deficiencies Genomic applications for gastrointestinal careDrug-drug and drug-nutrient interactionsGuidelines for performing a nutrition assessmentThis comprehensive reference offers a toolbox of key concepts, charts, tables, algorithms, and practical therapeutic strategies for practitioners involved in gastrointestinal and hepatic nutrition care"Brief Description: "Preface The gastrointestinal tract is concerned with ingesting, digesting, and absorbing nutrients and the liver is a metabolic engine that transforms nutrients, synthesizes plasma proteins, and detoxifies bacteria and toxins absorbed from the gut. It is therefore not surprising that gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases have a major impact on the nutritional state of the individual. The text is easily referred to, integrating the gastrointestinal tract and nutrition, and is a valuable addition to the literature of the practicing gastroenterologist. The desk reference is edited by Dr. Gerard Mullin, who directs the integration of nutrition and gastrointestinal disease at Johns Hopkins Medical Centre, Dr. Laura Matarese, who directs the nutritional care of persons who are undergoing intestinal rehabilitation or have undergone bowel transplant at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Melissa Palmer, the medical director of hepatology at New York University in Plainview. They have track records and current interests suited to such a reference. The book has a total of 32 chapters. The chapters cover a range of topics relevant to being a reference integrating nutrition with gastrointestinal disease. Three chapters, entitled "Major Components of the Gastrointestinal System and their Role in Digestion," "The Role of the Gut Microbiota and Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Disease Prevention," and "Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver," give the reader an understanding of the normal state. Other sections cover the role of nutrition in gastrointestinal and liver disease, including alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver disease, malabsorption, colorectal disease, transplantation, pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease"--Table of Contents: Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Major Components of the Gastrointestinal System and Their Role in Digestion / Monica van Dongen, Gerard E. Mullin -- Chapter 2. Malabsorption / Babatunde Adeyefa, Carla W. Brady -- Chapter 3. The Role of the Gut Microbiota and Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Disease Prevention and Management / Gerard E. Mullin -- Chapter 4. Short Bowel Syndrome / Laura E. Matarese -- Chapter 5. Celiac Disease / S. Devi Rampertab -- Chapter 6. Food Allergy and Food Intolerance / John Leung, Sheila E. Crowe -- Chapter 7. Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver / Melissa Palmer -- Chapter 8. Nutrition and Alcoholic Liver Disease / Melissa Palmer -- Chapter 9. Nutrition and Nonalcoholic and Viral Liver Diseases / Melissa Palmer -- Chapter 10. General Nutritional Guidelines for Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, and Its Complications / Melissa Palmer -- Chapter 11. Nutrition and Liver Transplantation / Melissa Palmer -- Chapter 12. Nutritional Considerations in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis / Deepa Gosine, Mohammed R. Kaleel, Vikesh K. Singh -- Chapter 13. Nutrition in Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Ashley Koff, Gerard E. Mullin -- Chapter 14. Inflammatory Bowel Disease / S. Devi Rampertab, Amy Brown, Gerard E. Mullin -- Chapter 15. Nutrition and Colorectal Disease / Myles R. Joyce, Victor W. Fazio -- Chapter 16. Nutrition and Colorectal Cancer / Mitra Rangarajan, Gerard E. Mullin -- Chapter 17. The Influence of Bitter, Aromatic, and Pungent Medicinal Plants on Gut Function / James Snow, Kevin Spelman -- Chapter 18. Obesity and Nutrition / Katrina B. Seidman, Lawrence J. Cheskin -- Chapter 19. Micronutrients / Omar S. Khokhar, Timothy O. Lipman -- Chapter 20. Role of Fiber, Prebiotics, and Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Health and Disease / Martin H. Floch, Violeta B. Popov -- Chapter 21. Overview of Genomics and Gastrointestinal Health and Disease / Ruth DeBusk -- Chapter 22. Enteral Access and Enteral Nutrition / Amy Berry, Mark H. DeLegge -- Chapter 23. Parenteral Nutrition / Mandy Corrigan, Bijo K. John, Ezra Steiger -- Chapter 24. Pediatric Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition / Jenifer Hampsey, Tiffani Hays -- Chapter 25. Drug-Drug and Drug-Nutrient Interactions in Gastrointestinal Disease / Mark G. Klang -- Chapter 26. Nutrition Assessment / Tina Colaizzo-Anas -- Chapter 27. Critical Care Nutrition / Tara Nealon, Jonathan Waitman -- Chapter 28. Perioperative Nutrition Support / Jill Schuman, Kishore R. Iyer -- Chapter 29. Bariatric Surgery / Scott A. Shikora, Kerri Anne Hawkins, Meghan Ariagno -- Chapter 30. Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) / Alice Illian, Carol Ireton-Jones, Kevin M. McNamara -- Chapter 31. An Integrative Nutrition Approach to Eating Disorders / Carolyn Coker Ross, Gerard E. Mullin -- Chapter 32. Ethical and Medical-Legal Considerations / Julie O'Sullivan Maillet -- Index. Publisher Marketing: While the gastrointestinal tract ingests, digests, and absorbs nutrients, the liver transforms nutrients, synthesizes plasma proteins, and detoxifies bacteria and toxins absorbed from the gut. It is therefore not surprising that gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases have a major impact on the nutritional state of the individual. Integrating nutrition and the gastrointestinal system, the Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference brings together experts in the field of nutrition, gastroenterology, and hepatology to offer dietary, nutritional, and natural therapies for gastrointestinal and hepatic ailments in order to improve overall health. Providing a review of the digestive tract, liver, and core concepts, this important reference presents the nutritional consequences and considerations of digestive disorders. Contributors examine the role of nutrition in gastrointestinal and liver disease, including alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, malabsorption, colorectal disease, transplantation, pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Of special interest to the practitioner are chapters on food allergy and intolerance, the effects of medicinal plants, and the role of fiber in the gastrointestinal tract. The reference also addresses the challenges of managing nutritional issues for hospitalized patients and covers eating disorders and ethical issues. Other key topics include: Obesity Clinical applications of probiotics The impact of micronutrient deficiencies Genomic applications for gastrointestinal care Drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions Guidelines for performing a nutrition assessmentThis comprehensive reference offers a toolbox of key concepts, charts, tables, algorithms, and practical therapeutic strategies for practitioners involved in gastrointestinal and hepatic nutrition care. Dr. Mullin maintains a website discussing the integration of both Eastern and Western (conventional) medicines to help patients overcome their digestive illnesses.

Contributor Bio:  Mullin, Gerard E Gerard E. Mullin, MD, is an associate professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Mullin has more than twenty years of clinical experience in the field of integrative gastroenterology. He is an honorary member of the American Dietetic Association and a recipient of the Grace Goldsmith Award. Contributor Bio:  Palmer, Melissa Melissa Palmer has a 20+ year history in Property Management and has held various positions at both the site and corporate levels. In her experience she has assisted over 60 property management companies totaling over 350,000 units. She has instituted, and led, a Women Owned Business networking group and has her Certified Apartment Manager (CAM) designation through the National Apartment Association. She lives in McKinney, Texas with her husband, and business partner, and together they have 5 boys.