Nutrition and Health

Gerald Wiseman0415278759, 9780415278751, 0415278740

Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. Dr. Wiseman provides a concise overview of all important aspects of diet and health including: * definitions of food types * energy requirements, exercise, obesity and eating disorders * nutrition in pregnancy, children and the elderly * food additives and interpreting food labels * food-borne illness, intolerance and allergy * vitamins, minerals, and water requirements. Highlighted with key points, figures and examples throughout, this text is an ideal introduction for all students of biology, medicine, nursing and midwifery.

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Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Title……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
List of tables……Page 9
Preface……Page 11
Energy……Page 12
Obesity and weight control……Page 18
Pregnancy and lactation……Page 25
Infancy (0 1 year of age)……Page 35
Young children (1 6 years)……Page 43
Adolescents (10 20 years)……Page 47
Ageing……Page 52
Illness……Page 57
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia……Page 60
Vegetarianism and veganism……Page 62
Diet selection……Page 66
How to interpret food labels……Page 68
Food additives……Page 71
Food allergy and food intolerance……Page 75
Food toxicity……Page 77
Avoiding food-borne illness……Page 82
Exercise……Page 85
Protein……Page 87
Carbohydrate……Page 95
Fat……Page 102
Alcohol……Page 109
Water……Page 113
Dietary fibre……Page 117
Beverages……Page 121
Cholesterol……Page 125
Vitamins: general……Page 129
Vitamin A……Page 134
Vitamin B1……Page 138
Vitamin B2……Page 141
Vitamin B6……Page 144
Vitamin B12……Page 147
Vitamin C……Page 149
Vitamin D……Page 153
Vitamin E……Page 157
Vitamin K……Page 160
Folate……Page 162
Niacin……Page 165
Pantothenic acid and biotin……Page 167
Calcium, osteoporosis and phosphate……Page 170
Iron……Page 179
Sodium, potassium and chloride……Page 183
Iodine……Page 187
Fluoride……Page 189
Selenium……Page 191
Zinc……Page 193
Copper, molybdenum……Page 195
Magnesium……Page 197
Aluminium, cadmium, cobalt, germanium, manganese, nickel, silicon, strontium, sulphur and tin……Page 199
Index……Page 204