Nutrition and Health

Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. 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 requirementsHighlighted with key points, figures and examples throughout, this text is an ideal introduction for all students of biology, medicine, nursing and midwifery.

First sentence: All the energy needed for growth and repair of the body, for muscular activity of all kinds and for all the work done by cells comes from the metabolism of carbohydrate, fat, protein and alcohol.

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

CRC

Editions

10

Pages

208

ISBN

9780415278751

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