Essentials of human nutrition /
edited by Jim Mann and A. Stewart Truswell.
- xviii, 637 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
- Oxford medical publications .
- Oxford medical publications .
Jim Mann is a New Zealander.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Permissions -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Protein -- Energy -- Alcohol -- Water, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance -- Major Minerals: Calcium and Magnesium -- Iron -- Trace Elements -- Zinc -- Copper -- Iodine -- Selenium -- Fluorine -- Ultratrace Elements -- Vitamin A and Carotenoids -- The B Vitamins -- Vitamins C and E -- Vitamins D and K -- Other Biologically Active Substances in Food -- Overweight and Obesity -- Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM) -- Cardiovascular Diseases -- Diet and Cancer Causation -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa -- Food Groups -- Food Toxicity and Safety -- Food Analysis and Food Composition Tables -- Dietary Assessment -- Determining Nutritional Status -- Pregnancy and Lactation -- Infant Feeding -- Childhood and Adolescence -- Sports Nutrition -- Nutrition and Ageing -- Food Habits -- Nutritional Recommendations for the General Population -- Nutrition Promotion for Communities -- Dietary Counselling -- War in Former Yugoslavia: Coping with Nutritional Issues -- The Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders -- Nutritional Consequences of Poverty in Developed Countries -- Cultural Sensitivity in Nutrition Education: The Tongan Experience -- Nutrition and Immune Defence -- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.