This new reference provides primary care clinicians with essential nutrition information, guidance, tools, and resources that are needed to offer patients optimal care concerning nutrition in the primary care setting. In addition, it includes tables designed for at-a-glance reference throughout the chapters, case studies for further learning, nutritional recipes for daily meals, and a frequently asked questions section to address caregivers' and patients' questions. With this authoritative reference, clinicians will learn how to * Take a nutrition history. * Evaluate growth and development, weight and adiposity, and signs of nutritional deficiency or excess. * Complete a nutrition assessment and provide a patient-specific nutrition treatment plan.