Essentials of human nutrition / edited by Jim Mann, A. Stewart Truswell.

Other author Mann, Jim.
Other author Truswell, A. Stewart.
Format Book
Edition4th ed.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxx, 695 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction / Stewart Truswell and Jim Mann -- Genes, nutrition, and disease risk / Young Sook Kim and John A. Milner -- Energy and macronutrients. Carbohydrates / John Cummings and Jim Mann. Lipids / C. Murray Skeaff and Jim Mann. Protein / Alan A. Jackson and Stewart Truswell. Energy / Andrew M. Prentice. Alcohol / Stewart Truswell -- Organic and inorganic essential nutrients. Water, electrolytes, and acid-base balance / Zoltán H. Endre and James Robinson. Major minerals : calcium and magnesium. Calcium / Susan A. Lanham-New, Ohood Hakim, and Ailsa Goulding. Magnesium / Susan A. Lanham-New, Ohood Hakim, and Andrea Grant. Iron / A. Patrick MacPhail. Trace elements. Zinc / Samir Samman. Copper / Samir Samman. Iodine / Sheila Skeaff and Christine D. Thomson. Selenium / Christine D. Thomson. Fluoride / Stewart Truswell. Other trace elements / Stewart Truswell. Vitamin A and carotenoids / David I. Thurnham. The B vitamins / Stewart Truswell. Vitamins C and E. / Stewart Truswell and Jim Mann. Vitamins D and K / Stewart Truswell. Other biologically active substances in plant foods : phytochemicals / Bernhard Watzl and Claus Leitzmann -- Nutrition-related disorders. Overweight and obesity / Stephan Rössner. The challenge of the chronic diseases epidemic for science and society / Phil James and Neville Rigby. Protein-energy malnutrition / Stewart Truswell. Nutritional crises / M. Alain Mourey and Jennifer McMahon. Cardiovascular diseases / Jim Mann and Alexandra Chisholm. Nutrition and cancer / Martin Wiseman. Diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome / Jim Mann. The eating disorders : anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and EDNOS / Hannah Turner and Robert Peveler -- Foods. Food groups. Breads and cereals / Trish Griffiths. Legumes / Bernard Venn. Nuts and seeds / Margaret Allman-Farinelli. Fruit / Stewart Truswell. Vegetables / Meika Foster. Milk and milk products / Anita S. Lawrence. Meat and poultry / Margaret Allman-Farinelli. Fish and seafood / Samir Samman. Eggs / Kim Bell-Anderson. Fats and oils / Laurence Eyres. Herbs and spices / Kim Bell-Anderson. Food processing / Stewart Truswell. Nutrition, the environment, and sustainable diets / Helen Crawley and Tim Lang. Food toxicity and safety / Peter Williams. Functional foods / Martijn B. Katan -- Nutritional assessment. Food analysis, food composition table, and databases / Philippa Lyons-Wall. Dietary assessment / Jim Mann and Sheila Bingham. Assessment of nutritional status and biomarkers / Stewart Truswell -- Life stages. Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and lactation / Annie S. Anderson. Infant and toddler feeding / Vishal Avinashi, Donna Secker, and Stanley Zlotkin. Childhood and adolescent nutrition / Anne-Louise Heath and Rachael Taylor. Nutrition and ageing / Wija van Staveren, Lisette de Groot, and Caroline Horwath -- Changing food habits. Food habits / Helen M. Leach. Nutritional recommendations for the general population / Katrine Baghurst. Dietary counselling : the effective dietary counsellor / Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani -- Applications. Sports nutrition / Louise M. Burke. Nutritional consequences of poverty and food insecurity in developed countries / Winsome R. Parnell. Nutrition and HIV and AIDS / Hester Vorster. Nutritional support for hospital patients / Ross C. Smith.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
General notePrevious ed.: 2007.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011939854
ISBN9780199566341 (pbk.)
ISBN0199566348 (pbk.)

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