Nutrition and bone health
By: Michael F. Holick, Jeri W. Nieves, editors
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Nutrition and health; Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.)
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 718
ISBN-13: 9781493920006; 9781493920013
Subjects: Nutrition; Physiology; Nutritional Status; Metabolism; Nutritional Requirements; Bone Density; Bones; Bone Development; Dietary Calcium; Bone and Bones
Description: This newly revised edition contains updated versions of many of the topics that were in the first edition and has been substantially expanded with an additional 5 chapters. Each chapter includes information from the most up-to-date research on how nutritional factors can affect bone health, written with an evidence-based focus and complete with comprehensive references for each subject. Nutrition and Bone Health, second edition covers all aspects of nutrition and the skeleton, from the history and fundamentals, to the effects of macronutrients, minerals, vitamins, and supplements, and even covers the effects of lifestyle, the different life stages, and nutrition-related disorders and secondary osteoporosis. Hot topics include the vitamin K story, nutraceuticals and new information about biomechanics of bone. New chapters include HIV & AIDs and the skeleton, celiac disease and bone health, and nutrition and bone health in space. Nutrition and Bone Health, second edition is a necessary resource for health care professionals, medical students, graduate students, dietitians, and nutritionists who are interested in how nutrition affects bone health during all stages of life. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basics of nutrition and bone biology; title: Nutrition and bone: effects of life stages and race; title: Effects of dietary macronutrients; title: Minerals; title: Fat-soluble vitamins/micronutrients; title: Lifestyle effects/supplements; title: Nutrition related disorders and secondary osteoporosis.