Essentials of Human Nutrition
3rd Edition
Published on 12. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-19-929097-0 (ISBN)
Description
Essentials of Human Nutrition is the established starting point for those embarking on courses in nutrition and related fields. It has proven to be an invaluable textbook for students requiring a broad, quality survey of the subject. This third edition has been updated amidst the increasingly buoyant recognition of the role of nutrition in health and disease status. Accordingly, the book charts the involvement and impact of nutrition across the lifespan and at community level, based on a sound foundation of nutritional science. Coverage of topical subjects, such as functional foods, along with the spectre of chronic disease, and nutritional crises in the world, fuels study for assignments and essays. Figures and tables have been compiled selectively to provide a digest of the practical data and processes, such as nutritional assessment and measurement, with which students need to be familiar. Online Resource Centre: BL Active web links to provide a gateway to the journal articles cited in the book BL Editors forum, posting periodic updates on topical and important subjects
Reviews / Votes
Overall, this is a comprehensive but eminently readable book, which will provide an ideal companion for students of nutritional science and its affiliated healthcare disciplines. Its competitive price represents excellent value for money, further reason why I shall be recommending it highly to both my postgraduate and particularly my undergraduate students of nutrition and dietetics. British Journal of Nutrition, 2008More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
100 two colour line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1366 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-929097-0 (9780199290970)
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Jim Mann | Stewart Truswell
Essentials of Human Nutrition
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02/2012
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Jim Mann
Essentials of Human Nutrition
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04/2002
2nd Edition
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Content
1. Introduction; PART 1. ENERGY AND MACRONUTRIENTS; 2. Carbohydrates; 3. Lipids; 4. Protein; 5. Energy; 6. Alcohol; PART 2. ORGANIC AND INORGANIC ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS; 7. Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance; 8. Major minerals: calcium and magnesium; 8.1 - CALCIUM; 8.2 - MAGNESIUM; 9. Iron; 10. Trace Elements; 10.1 Zinc; 10.2 Copper; 10.3 Iodine; 10.4 Selenium; 10.5 Fluoride; 11. Vitamin A and Carotenoids; 12. The B Vitamins; 13. Vitamins C and E; 14. Vitamins D and K; 15. Other biologically active substances in plant foods: phytochemicals; PART 3. NUTRITION-RELATED DISORDERS; 16. Overweight and Obesity; 17. The challenge of the chronic diseases epidemic for science and society; 18. Protein-energy Malnutrition; 19. Nutritional Crises; 20. Cardiovascular diseases; 21. Nutrition and Cancer; 22. Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome; 23. Eating Disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and EDNOS; PART 4. FOODS; 24. Food groups; 24.1 Bread and Cereals; 24.2 Legumes; 24.3 Nuts and Seeds; 24.4 Fruit; 24.5 Vegetables; 24.6 Milk and milk products; 24.7 Meat and Poultry; 24.8 Fish and seafood; 24.9 Eggs; 24.10.1 Fats and Oils; 24.10.2 Fat replacers; 24.11 Herbs and Spices; 24.12 Food processing; 25. Food Toxicity and Safety; 26. Functional Foods; PART 5. NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; 27. Food analysis, food composition tables and databases; 28. Dietary Assessment; 29. Assessment of Nutritional Status and Biomarkers; PART 6. LIFE STAGES; 30. Pre-pregnancy, Pregnancy and Lactation; 31. Infant Feeding; 32. Childhood and Adolescence Nutrition; 33. Sports Nutrition; 34. Nutrition and Ageing; PART 7. CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH; 35. Food Habits; 36. Nutritional Recommendations for the General Population; 37. Dietary Counselling to change behaviour; PART 8. CASE STUDIES; 38. Nutritional consequences of poverty and food insecurity in developed countries; 39. Nutrition and HIV and AIDS; 40. Nutritional Support for the Hospitalized Patient