title: Nutrition in women. Assessment and counseling.
abstract: Nutritional aspects of health care for women are receiving special attention in the lay and research press. Primary care physicians must have accurate knowledge of general nutrition to counsel patients accordingly. This article addresses a practical approach to nutritional assessment and counseling. Current data on specific nutrients and disease are evaluated. Attention is given to antioxidant vitamins and disease as well as calcium, vitamin D, and osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Monteleone
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Browning
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001835:Body Weight; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D014815:Vitamins; D007501:Iron