Essentials of Human Nutrition

by Mann, Jim; Truswell, A. Stewart

• ISBN13: 9780192627568
• ISBN10: 0192627562
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-05-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The consequences of inappropriate human nutrition are amongst the major causes of ill health and premature death throughout the world. Appropriate nutrition is essential for normal growth and development, optimum human performance, and has been identified as a major factor in the prevention of many forms of cancer. Essentials of Human Nutrition provides a broad based introduction to the field of human nutrition, aimed at undergradute students embarking on courses in nutrition, and for medical students, doctors, and other health professionals, who require a basic understanding of the subject. While providing the basics of human nutrition, the book discusses some of the most important applied and clinical topics in the field today, including a number of fascinating case studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Energy and Macronutrients

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Protein

Energy

Alcohol

Organic and inorganic essential nutrients

Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance

Calcium and magnesium

Iron

Trace Elements

Zinc

Copper

Iodine

Selenium

Fluoride

Ultra-trace elements

Vitamin A and Carotenoids

B Vitamins

Vitamins C and E

Vitamins D and K

Other biologically active substances inplant food

Nutrition-related disorders

Overweight and Obesity

Global Overnutrition

Protein Energy Malnutrition

Hunger in the World and its Causes

Cardiovascular disease

Diet and Cancer Causation

Diabetes Mellitus

Eating Disorders

Foods

Food groups

Bread and Cereals

Legumes

Nuts and Seeds

Fruit

Vegetables

Milk and products

Meat and Poultry

Fish

Eggs

Fats

Herbs and Spices

Food processing

Food Toxicity and Safety

Functional Foods

Nutritional assessment

Food analysis and food composition tables

Dietary Assessment

Assessment of Nutritional Status and Biomarkers

Life stages

Pregnancy and Lactation

Infant Feeding

Childhood and Adolescence

Sports Nutrition

Nutrition and Aging

Clinical and public health

Food Habits

Nutritional Recommendations for theGeneral Community

Dietary Counselling

Case studies

Nutritional consequences of poverty in developed countries

AIDS and Nutrition

Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support

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