CLCR1
LanguageENG
PublishYear2013
publishCompany
CRC Press
EISBN
9781444142471
PISBN
9781444142464
edition
4
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- Contents
The fourth edition of Nutrition: maintaining and improving health continues to offer wide-ranging coverage of all aspects of nutrition, including:
Nutritional assessment
Epidemiological and experimental methods used in nutrition research
Social aspects of nutrition
The science of food as a source of energy and essential nutritients
Variation in nutritional needs and priorities at different stages of the life-cycle
Hospital malnutrition
The use of dietary supplements and functional foods
Completely updated, this accessible textbook offers a comprehensive guide to the roles of diet in causing, preventing, and even treating chronic disease and maintaining good health. The importance of improving health is a guiding principle throughout the book and is underpinned by health promotion theory.This is essential reading for all nutrition and dietetics students, including those studying nutrition modules as part of food science, catering, or health care courses.
Collected by
- University of Cambridge
- University of California,Davis
- University of Oxford