The Health Professional's Guide to Food Allergies and Intolerances Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780880914536 ISBN-10: 088091453X Copyright: 2012 Edition: 1st Author: Vickerstaff Joneja, Janice M Doody's Expert Review    Score: 80 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Julia Socke,  RD, LDN, CDE  (University of Chicago Medical Center) Description This book highlights common food sensitivities and explains their diagnosis, mechanism, and implications for the diet. Purpose It is intended as a practice-ready manual on food sensitivity management. Because of the growing number of food sensitivities, this is an important goal. Audience The book is written for dietitians and other healthcare professionals. The author is a registered dietitian and a professor in medical microbiology. Features Each chapter effectively and concisely explains a food sensitivity, achieving the book's objective. The book is well structured and organized. Assessment This will be useful to any practitioner who has a patient with a food sensitivity. It is a quick reference that explains the particular condition very thoroughly. There are not many comprehensive books that focus on this particular topic in such a comprehensive and concise manner. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 8 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 2 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 2 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? N/A 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 8 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.