Human Nutrition

NOTE EDITORE

The most complete review of human nutrition, ideal for those looking for a deeper grounding in the subject before pursuing a career in the discipline. Selling Points: · Features chapters from global experts, ensuring consistently rigorous coverage · Chapters cover a broad range of disciplines, to help students develop a complete understanding of the subject New to this Edition: · Over half the chapters feature brand new authors to the 14th edition, providing a contemporary view of specialist subjects. · New material covers food sustainability, the gut microbiome, dementia, the social impact of alcohol consumption, and the implications of climate change on food security. · Emerging trends are highlighted and discussed, including global malnutrition and food safety policy. · COVID-19 is discussed in the context of diet and nutritional status. · Now available as an e-book enhanced with embedded material, including auto-marked multiple-choice questions to accompany each chapter, extended coverage of topics included in the book and curated links to sources of further information online, offering a fully immersive experience and extra learning support.

SOMMARIO

1 - Food and nutrient patterns2 - Food and nutrient structure3 - Food safety4 - The physiology of nutrient digestion and absorption5 - Body size and composition6 - Energy balance and body weight regulation7 - Carbohydrate metabolism8 - Fat metabolism9 - Protein metabolism and requirements10 - Alcohol metabolism: implications for nutrition and health11 - Water-soluble vitamins12 - Fat-soluble vitamins13 - Minerals and trace elements14 - Infancy, childhood and adolescence15 - Pregnancy and lactation16 - Ageing and older people17 - Vegetarian diets18 - Dietary considerations for sport and exercise19 - Nutrition and ardiovascular disease20 - Obesity21 - Diabetes mellitus22 - Cancers23 - Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract24 - Nutrition and the nervous system25 - Nutrition and the skeleton26 - Dental disease27 - Immune function, food allergies and food intolerance28 - Eating Disorders29 - Diet and epigenetics30 - Anthropometric assessment31 - Dietary assessment32 - Biochemical assessment33 - The science of epidemiology34 - Sustainable and inclusive global food systems35 - Malnutrition: global trends36 - Global nutrition policies and interventions

AUTORE

Catherine Geissler is Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition, King’s College London, UK and Secretary General of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences. Hilary Powers is Professor Emerita of Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Sheffield, UK.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198866657
• Dimensioni: 265 x 30.0 x 197 mm Ø 1690 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 808