TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wahlqvist,Mark L.
AU  - Ball,Madeleine
TI  - Food and nutrition: Australasia, Asia and the Pacific 
SN  - 1865086924
U1  - 641.3 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Crows Nest, N.S.W.
PB  - Allen & Unwin
KW  - Food
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Requirements
KW  - Nutritionally induced diseases
N1  - Previous ed.: 1997; "Australia and New Zealand"--Cover; Format: Paperback; Previous ed.: Food and nutrition : Australasia, Asia and the Pacific, 1997; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contributors --; Pt. I; Human Nutrition: The Concept and Context --; 1; Introduction to human nutrition --; 2; Evaluating the reliability of nutrition information --; 3; Anthropological and sociological approaches to understanding food, eating and nutrition --; Pt. II; Contemporary Food Use and Safety --; 4; The food supply --; 5; Food composition and processing --; 6; Food microbiology and food poisoning --; 7; Risks, additives, contaminants and natural toxicants --; 8; New and emerging developments in food production --; 9; Food law --; 10; Contemporary food use: Food supply and food intake --; Pt. III; The Biology of Food Components --; 11; Food energy and energy expenditure --; 12; Carbohydrates --; 13; Fats --; 14; Protein --; 15; Digestion of food --; 16; Vitamins and vitamin-like compounds --; 17; Minerals --; 18; Water --; Pt. IV; Lifespan Nutrition --; 19; Pregnancy and Lactation --; 20; Infant nutrition --; 21; Childhood and Adolescence --; 22; Nutrition for activity, sport and survival --; 23; Requirements in maturity and ageing --; Pt. V; Food and Disease --; 24; Nutrition and bone health --; 25; Genetic Individuality, diet and disease --; 26; Overweight, obesity and eating disorders --; 27; Atherosclerosis coronary heart disease --; 28; Diabetes --; 29; Alcohol and diseases related to alcohol --; 30; Protein energy malnutrition --; 31; Immune function, infection and diseases of affluence --; 32; Nutrition and cancer --; 33; Food sensitivities --; 34; Nutrition and mental health --; Pt. VI; Food, Individuals, Environment and Policy --; 35; Nutrition assessment and monitoring --; 36; Nutritional standards of reference --; 37; Health promotion and nutrition --; 38; Dietary advice and food guidance systems --; 39; Food, population and sustainable environments --; 40; Food and nutrition policies in the Asia-Pacific region: Nutrition in transition --; Abbreviations --; Acknowledgments --; Index
N2  - Widely used as an authoritative introduction to nutrition and dietetics, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the biochemistry of foods, nutrition issues at different life stages, dietary disorders, and the social, political and environmental contexts of food production and consumption
ER  -