Introduction to human nutrition
- Oxford Blackwell Publishing Company 2002
- xvi, 342p.
- The Human Nutrition Textbook Series .
Describing nutrition as the core of physiology and bio-chemistry of human metabolism the book discusses the nature of food supply, factors influencing food choice, public health nutrition programmes, diet-related diseases and the role of diet in the management of diseases. The discussions in the book are from various contributors all specialists in nutrition, the topics they cover include global perspectives on food and nutrition, body composition, energy metabolism, digestion, dietary reference standards and measures of food intake. Each topic contains an introduction and a list for further readings.
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Nutrition|Food Supply|Nutrition Policy|Public Health