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The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets: Issues and Applications, Fourth Edition provides the most up-to-date information on vegetarian diets. Evidence-based and thoroughly referenced, this text includes case-studies, sample menus, and counseling points to help readers apply material to the real world. 

Written for dietitians, nutritionists, and other health care professionals, the Fourth Edition can be used as an aid for counseling vegetarian clients and those interested in becoming vegetarians, or serve as a textbook for students who have completed introductory coursework in nutrition.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Demographics and Definitions
• Chapter 2 Health of Vegetarians
• Chapter 3 Protein
• Chapter 4 Fats
• Chapter 5 Carbohydrates
• Chapter 6 Vegetarian Diets and Bone Health
• Chapter 7 Minerals
• Chapter 8 Vitamins
• Chapter 9 Non-nutrient Compounds in Plant Foods
• Chapter 10 Soy Foods
• Chapter 11 Food Guides for Vegetarians
• Chapter 12 Pregnancy and Lactation
• Chapter 13 Vegetarian Diets in Infancy
• Chapter 14 Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School-Age Children
• Chapter 15 Vegetarian Diets for Adolescents
• Chapter 16 Vegetarian Diets for Older People
• Chapter 17 Vegetarian Diets in the Management of Chronic Disease
• Chapter 18 The Vegetarian Athlete
• Chapter 19 Strategies for Working with Vegetarian Clients
• Chapter 20 Vegetarian Food Preparation