Norman J. Temple, Ted Wilson, David R. Jacobs Jr., editors ; foreword by Joan Sabaté
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Humana Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxi, 559 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.), ports. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Nutrition and health
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Methods in nutrition research -- Challenges in research in nutritional epidemiology -- Eating disorders -- Developmental origins of chronic disease in later life -- Nutrition transition is speeding up: a global perspective -- Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes: prioritizing recommendations based on evidence -- Diet and the prevention of type 2 diabetes -- Diet in the prevention and treatment of obesity -- Diet, the control of blood lipids, and the prevention of heart disease -- Fish, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and cardiovascular disease -- Hypertension and nutrition -- Diet, physical activity and cancer prevention -- Health benefits of phytochemicals in whole foods -- Food synergy: a paradigm shift in nutrition science -- What are the health implications of alcohol consumption? -- Health claims and dietary recommendations for nonalcoholic beverages -- Treands in dietary recommendations: nutrient intakes, dietary guidelines, food guides, food labels, and dietary supplements -- Population nutrition and health promotion -- Optimizing nutrition for exercise and sports -- Marketing of dietarty supplements: profit before health -- Functional food in the marketplace: new products, availability, and implications for the consumer -- Food industry and political influences on American nutrition -- Nutrition policy by governments for the prevention of disease: issues of cost-effectiveness -- Use of biotechnology to increase food production and nutritional value -- Core concepts in nutritional anthropology -- Postscript: strategic nutrition - a vision for the twenty-first century