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By
Catherine Geissler, BDS, MS, PhD, RNutr, Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London, London, UK; Director, Health Sciences
and Practice Subject Centre, Higher Education Academy, King's College London, London, UK
Hilary Powers, BSc, PhD, RNutr, Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and Head of Human Nutrition Unit, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Description
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
Audience
Undergraduate and practising nutritionists and dietitians; postgraduate students on nutrition courses.
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
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Water-soluble vitamins
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Fat-soluble vitamins.
Minerals and trace elements.
Inter micronutrient
topics.
SECTION FOUR: DIETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS.
Infancy, childhood and adolescence
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Pre-pregnancy,
pregnancy and lactation.
Aging and older people.
Vegetarian diets.
Dietary considerations for sport and exercise.
SECTION
FIVE: CLINICAL NUTRITION
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Cardiovascular disease.
Obesity
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Diabetes mellitus
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Cancers
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Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Nutrition and the skeleton
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Dental
disease
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Immune function, food allergies and food intolerances
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Eating disorders
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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
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 710 pages, publication date: SEP-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07356-4
ISBN-10: 0-443-07356-2
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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