Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

The Tenth Edition of this widely acclaimed book is a complete, authoritative reference on nutrition and its role in contemporary medicine, dietetics, nursing, public health, and public policy. Distinguished international experts provide in-depth information on historical landmarks in nutrition, specific dietary components, nutrition in integrated biologic systems, nutritional assessment through the life cycle, nutrition in various clinical disorders, and public health and policy issues.

This 50th Anniversary edition offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nutrition issues, public health concerns, the role of obesity in a variety of chronic illnesses, genetics as it applies to nutrition, and areas of major scientific progress relating nutrition to disease.

Contents

Part I. HISTORICAL LANDMARKS IN NUTRITION

Part II. SPECIFIC DIETARY COMPONENTS
A. Major Dietary Constituents and Energy Needs
B. Minerals
C. Vitamins
D. Other Compounds with Health Relevance
E. Signs of Clinical Deficiencies

PART III. NUTRITION IN INTEGRATED BIOLOGIC SYSTEMS
A. Intercellular Regulation: Tutorials
B. Metabolic Regulation: Tutorials

PART IV. NUTRITION NEEDS AND ASSESSMENT DURING THE LIFE CYCLE

PART V. PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE
A. Pediatric and Adolescent Disorders
B. Disorders of Metabolism
C. Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
D. Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
E. Prevention and Management of Cancer
F. Prevention and Management of Skeletal and Joint Disorders
G. Psychiatric, Behavorial, and Neurological Disorders
H. Nutrition in Surgery, Infection, and Trauma
I. Other Systemic Disorders
J. Drug-Nutrient Interaction
K. Systems of Nutritional Support

PART VI. DIET AND NUTRITION IN HEALTH OF POPULATIONS

PART VII. ADEQUACY, SAFETY, AND OVERSIGHT OF THE FOOD SUPPLY

PART VIII. APPENDICES