Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition
暫譯: 緩和醫療中的營養與飲食手冊（第二版）

緩和醫療是指專注於減輕疾病症狀的醫療護理或治療，而不是延遲或逆轉疾病的進展。當無法治癒時，緩和醫療旨在幫助患者通過緩解疼痛和痛苦來獲得最佳的生活品質。飲食和營養支持在患者的整體健康中扮演著不可或缺的角色。遵循其前身的傳統，本新版本提供了在緩和醫療中使用的營養指導和飲食療法。全新更新和修訂的版本幫助健康從業人員在臨終護理中為患者實現最佳實踐。

Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSH, FRIPHH, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC is a senior member of King's College London (Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry). He is attached to the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. He is also founding and current Director of the Genomics Centre and a member of the School of Medicine. Professor Preedy graduated in 1974 with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology. He gained his University of London PhD in 1981. In 1992, he received his Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists and in 1993 he gained his second Doctoral degree, for his contribution to the science of protein metabolism in health and disease. Professor Preedy was elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Biology (Society of Biology) in 1995 and to the Royal College of Pathologists in 2000. He was then elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (2004) and The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene (2004). In 2009, Professor Preedy became a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and in 2012 a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2015 the Society of Biology received its Royal Charter so Professor Preedy became a FRSB. In his career Professor Preedy worked at the National Heart Hospital (part of Imperial College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated with research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA and Germany. He is a leading expert on biomedical sciences and has a long standing interest in nutrition, health and disease. He has lectured nationally and internationally. To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over five hundred articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, reviews, abstracts and numerous books and volumes.

Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSH, FRIPHH, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC 是倫敦國王學院的高級成員（營養生物化學教授）。他隸屬於營養與飲食學系。他也是基因組中心的創始人及現任主任，並且是醫學院的成員。Preedy教授於1974年獲得生物學和生理學（含藥理學）的榮譽學位。1981年，他獲得倫敦大學的博士學位。1992年，他成為皇家病理學院的會員，1993年因其對健康和疾病中蛋白質代謝科學的貢獻獲得第二個博士學位。Preedy教授於1995年當選為生物學學會的院士，2000年當選為皇家病理學院的院士。隨後，他於2004年當選為促進健康皇家學會的院士，以及公共衛生與衛生皇家學會的院士。2009年，Preedy教授成為公共衛生皇家學會的院士，2012年成為皇家化學學會的院士。2015年，生物學學會獲得皇家特許，Preedy教授因此成為FRSB。在他的職業生涯中，Preedy教授曾在國家心臟醫院（倫敦帝國學院的一部分）和北威克公園醫院的MRC中心工作。他與芬蘭、日本、澳大利亞、美國和德國的研究團隊合作。他是生物醫學科學的領先專家，對營養、健康和疾病有著長期的興趣。他在國內外進行過演講。Preedy教授的成就包括發表超過五百篇文章，其中包括基於原始研究的同行評審手稿、綜述、摘要以及多本書籍和卷冊。