Human Nutrition

Human Nutrition

Code: BK3848

  Geissler/Powers(Ed)
  2005
  Cookbooks, Nutrition, Vitamins - F02
  Health & Lifestyle (F1-F6)

Description

The content of this edition is divided into 6 sections: Food and nutrients - Body composition and macronutrient metabolism - Micronutrient section - Clinical nutrition - Public health nutrition.743 pages plus CD - Edited by C.Geissler & H. Powers(2005)

This is the 11th Edition of the classic text Human Nutrition and Dietetics previously edited by Garrow, James and Ralph. It is an authoritative, comprehensive textbook on nutrition for all those working in the field of nutrition and other health sciences, including undergraduate and postgraduate students. Human nutrition has been written and edited by a renowned team of international experts to ensure authoritative coverage and a global perspective. This new edition has been completely revised to provide a concise, up to date, textbook that covers all aspects of nutrition from food supply and food choice through nutrient metabolism including genetics aspects, to requirements for special groups, nutrition related diseases, assessment of nutritional status in individuals and populations, and food and nutrition policies. It also addresses recent developments in the field of human nutrition, notably gene-nutrient interactions

Features

a concise, up to date, text book that covers all aspects of nutrition Written and edited by an International team of experts

What's New

learning objectives summaries of key points text boxes an accessible two-colour design additional material, references and illustrations are included on a CDROM Hot links to websites allow even greater exploitation of the material.

Contents

SECTION ONE FOOD & NUTRIENTS.
Food and nutrient patterns.
Food and nutrient structure.
SECTION TWO: BODY COMPOSITION AND MACRONUTRIENT METABOLISM.
The physiology of nutrient digestion and absorption.
Body size and composition.
Energy balance and body weight regulation
Carbohydrate metabolism.
Fat metabolism.
Protein metabolism and requirements.
Alcohol metabolism: implications for nutrition and health.
SECTION THREE: MICRONUTRIENT FUNCTION.
Water-soluble vitamins.
Fat-soluble vitamins.
Minerals and trace elements.
Inter micronutrient topics.
SECTION FOUR: DIETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS.
Infancy, childhood and adolescence.
Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and lactation.
Aging and older people.
Vegetarian diets.
Dietary considerations for sport and exercise.
SECTION FIVE: CLINICAL NUTRITION.
Cardiovascular disease.
Obesity.
Diabetes mellitus.
Cancers.
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Nutrition and the skeleton.
Dental disease.
Immune function, food allergies and food intolerances.
Eating disorders.
Deficiency diseases.
Diet and genotype interactions.
SECTION SIX: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION.
The science of epidemiology.
Nutritional assessment methods.
Food supply, factors affecting production, trade, access
Food and nutritional policies and interventions.
Glossary.
Index







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Date reviewed

22/09/2005

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