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Fundamentals of Human Nutrition

for Students and Practitioners in the Health Sciences

  • 1st Edition - July 7, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Catherine Geissler, Hilary Powers
  • Language: English

Fundamentals of Human Nutrition is an authoritative overview that will help you understand the complex subject of human nutrition. This book is a digest of material from the hi… Read more

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Fundamentals of Human Nutrition is an authoritative overview that will help you understand the complex subject of human nutrition. This book is a digest of material from the highly successful Human Nutrition 11th edition.

‘Fundamentals’ is intended for a wide readership of students and practitioners who need a broad understanding of human nutrition, but for whom an in-depth knowledge is not essential. Students and practitioners of nursing, pharmacy, sports science, dentistry and other allied health professions, as well as the interested lay person, will benefit from its easy-to-follow, concise approach.

Key features

  • Covers all key aspects of human nutrition

  • Up to date with current issues

  • Explains the epidemiology of diet and disease

  • Considers factors affecting food production, trade and access

  • Technical terms explained to help the non-specialist

  • Comprehensive glossary aids understanding

  • Key points summarise all chapters

Readership

Students taking units/modules in nutrition as part of their undergraduate degrees in the following subjects: nursing, health studies, medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, sports science, physiology, applied biology, food science, and health and lifestyle.An 'aide memoire' for nutrition practitioners.

Table of contents

Chapter 1 The Importance of Nutrition Chapter 2 Body Composition and Energy balanceChapter 3 Food consumptionChapter 4 Main dietary components Chapter 5 Minor dietary components Chapter 6 Diet and the lifecycle Chapter 7 Diet for sport and exercise Chapter 8 Diet and diseaseChapter 9 Nutrition and the hard tissues Chapter 10 Diet and the gastrointestinal tract Chapter 11 Diet and genotype interactions: nutritional genomicsChapter 12 Nutritional epidemiology and nutritional assessmentChapter 13 Public Health Nutrition Appendices:Glossary Dietary reference values Index

Review quotes

"The book does exactly what it says on the cover, explaining the fundamentals of human nutrition to those wanting to understand a complex and ever-developing topic."Nursing Older People, July 2010

"If you only read one book on nutrition make sure it is this one."Primary Health Care, July 2010

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 7, 2009
  • Language: English

About the authors

CG

Catherine Geissler

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London, London, UK; Director, Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre, Higher Education Academy, King's College London, London, UK

HP

Hilary Powers

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and Head of Human Nutrition Unit, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK