The Tenth Edition of Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease is a complete, authoritative reference on nutrition and its role in contemporary medicine, dietetics, nursing, public health, and public policy.

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease provides in-depth information on:

• historical landmarks in nutrition
• specific dietary components
• nutrition in integrated biologic systems
• nutritional assessment through the life cycle
• nutrition in various clinical disorders
• public health and policy issues

This 50th Anniversary edition offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nutrition issues, public health concerns, the role of obesity in a variety of chronic illnesses, genetics as it applies to nutrition, and areas of major scientific progress relating nutrition to disease.

Contents

Historical Landmarks in Nutrition

Specific Dietary Components

• Major Dietary Constituents and Energy Needs
• Minerals
• Vitamins
• Other Compounds with Health Relevance
• Signs of Clinical Deficiencies

Nutrition in Integrated Biologic Systems

• Intercellular Regulation: Tutorials
• Metabolic Regulation: Tutorials

Nutrition Needs and Assessment During the Life Cycle

Prevention and Management of Disease

• Pediatric and Adolescent Disorders
• Disorders of Metabolism
• Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
• Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
• Prevention and Management of Cancer
• Prevention and Management of Skeletal and Joint Disorders
• Psychiatric, Behavorial, and Neurological Disorders
• Nutrition in Surgery, Infection, and Trauma
• Other Systemic Disorders
• Drug-Nutrient Interaction
• Systems of Nutritional Support

Diet and Nutrition in Health of Populations

Adequacy, Safety, and Oversight of the Food Supply

Appendices
Index

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