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.


Table Of Contents
Part I. HISTORICAL LANDMARKS IN NUTRITION

Part II. SPECIFIC DIETARY COMPONENTS

Major Dietary Constituents and Energy Needs
Minerals
Vitamins
Other Compounds with Health Relevance
Signs of Clinical Deficiencies

PART III. NUTRITION IN INTEGRATED BIOLOGIC SYSTEMS

Intercellular Regulation: Tutorials
Metabolic Regulation: Tutorials

PART IV. NUTRITION NEEDS AND ASSESSMENT DURING THE LIFE CYCLE

PART V. PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE

Pediatric and Adolescent Disorders
Disorders of Metabolism
Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
Prevention and Management of Cancer
Prevention and Management of Skeletal and Joint Disorders
Psychiatric, Behavorial, and Neurological Disorders
Nutrition in Surgery, Infection, and Trauma
Other Systemic Disorders
Drug-Nutrient Interaction
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