Oxford handbook of nutrition and dietetics
Webster-Gandy, Joan2006
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Covers nutrition at every life stage - from preconception to old age. Includes the basic science which underpins the application of nutrition in public health and therapeutic situations.
Main title:
Oxford handbook of nutrition and dietetics / by Joan Webster-Gandy, Angela Madden and Michelle Holdsworth
Imprint:
Oxford Oxford University Press 2006
Collation:
730 p. illustrations
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Contents:
Introduction to nutrition - Dietary reference values (DRVs) and food-based dietary guidelines - Current dietary patterns in the UK - Nutrition assessment - Nutrients - Food labelling, functional foods, and food supplements - Non-nutrient components of food - Drug-nutrient interactions and prescription of nutritional products - Diet before and during pregnancy - Infants and preschool children - School-aged children and adolescents - Older people - Nutrition in special groups - Nutrition intervention with individuals - Nutrition intervention with populations - Nutrition support - Obesity - Diabetes - Cardiovascular disease - Cancer and leukaemia - Nutrition in gastrointestinal diseases - Pancreatic disease - Liver disease - Renal disease - Respiratory disease and cystic fibrosis - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection - Nutrition in mental health - Nutrition in neurological conditions - Palliative care - Inherited metabolic disorders - Epilepsy and ketogenic diets - Food hypersensitivity - Rheumatology and bone health - Hospital catering - Popular diets
ISBN:
0198567251 (pbk 9780198567257 pbk)
Dewey class:
613.2 OXF
Local class:
613.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
65469
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