by Babasaheb B. Desai
The Handbook of Nutrition and Diet provides the most recent information
on:
- food nutrients and their functions
- food safety and distribution
- food composition, consumption, and utilization
- adequacy of diet
- nutritional management of diseases and disorders
Discusses the effects of nutrition and diet on diseases of the bones, teeth,
hair, kidneys, liver, and nervous system!
Exploring food processing and preservation methods; food additives and nutrification;
food labeling, transportation, and marketing; as well as adequacy of diet, f
ood digestion, metabolism, excretion of wastes, and dietary allowances and goals,
the Handbook of Nutrition and Diet
- emphasizes food nutrients and their functions in the human body
- presents various food and protein sources and their acceptability
- discusses diet and human behavior
- reports on the treatment of alcoholic malnutrition and the dietary management of inherited metabolic disorders
- discusses deficiency diseases caused by ill health, such as gastrointestinal diseases, parasitic infections, and AIDS
- identifies approaches to dietary management and treatment of heart and circulation disorders, cancers, obesity, and diabetes
- and more!
Providing nearly 2600 references, tables, equations, and drawings, the
Handbook of Nutrition and Diet is an essential resource for clinical
nutritionists, dieticians, food scientists and technologists, biochemists
and agricultural chemists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students
in these disciplines.
Contents
Food Nutrients and Their Functions
- Introduction
- Water
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Energy
Foods from Producers to Consumers
- Health and Dietetic Foods
- Foods of Plant Origin
- Foods of Animal Origin
- Potential Proteins, Fats, and Oils
- Food Processing and Preservation
- Food Additives and Nutrification
- Food Labeling and Quality Assurance
- Food Safety
- Food Transportation, Storage, and Marketing
Food Composition and Utilization
- Adequacy of Diet
- Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion
- Hormonal Regulation of Food Intake
- Nutrient Evaluation and Analysis Methodology
- Dietary Allowances and Goals
Nutritional Management of Diseases
- Diet Therapy and Clinical Nutrition
- Diet, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease
- Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer
- Diet, Obesity, and Diabetes
- Diet and Health of Bones, Teeth, Skin, and Hair
- Diet and Diseases of the Liver and Kidneys
- Diet and Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Diet and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Dietary Management of Underweight Babies
- Diet and Alcoholic Disorders
- Diet and Some Minor Disorders
- Diet and Nervous System Disorders
- Diet and Mental Health
- Human Dietetics and Health: An Integrated Approach
Index
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