The text is accompanied by a Tool Kit of handy references for the student/clinical educator. The Tool Kit contians:
- Abbreviations and international spelling variations
- Conversion factors for common weight and measures
and laboratory values - Energy prediction equations (Mifflin-St Jeor, Schofield,
Institute of Medicine) - Food group characteristics
- National Dietary Guidelines (Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
United Kingdom, United States) - Ready Reckoners (abridged and comprehensive)
- Carbohydrate exhanges and Glycemic Index and
Glycemic Load of common foods - Estimates of physical activity levels
- Nutrition composition using the Exchange System
Updated March 08, 2018