Handbook of Nutrition and Food, Third Edition
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; CRC Press; CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1136
ISBN-13: 9781466505711
Subjects: Nutrition
Description: "Beginning with an overview of food and food constituents, the book outlines current nutrient analysis systems, techniques for data analysis, and food labeling. The book reviews nutrition science including terminology, biochemistry, nutrient-nutrient interactions, and comparative nutrition. There is a detailed assessment in section three on nutritional needs throughout the lifecycle. It highlights exercise and the value of vegetarian diets in health promotion and disease prevention. Section four considers issues surrounding nutritional assessment, screening, and monitoring tools including questionnaires, and anthropometric-, psychological-, and energy-assessments. --Provided by publisher.