Author : Sir Stanley Davidson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Davidson and Passmore Human Nutrition and Dietetics by : Sir Stanley Davidson
Download or read book Davidson and Passmore Human Nutrition and Dietetics written by Sir Stanley Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A comprehensive textbook and reference text for college nutrition majors, dietitians, and health care professionals provides a detailed introductory account of the role of nutrition and dietetics in promoting health and in preventing and treating diseases. The 64 text chapters are grouped among 6 principal themes: physiological aspects of nutrition and the effects of nutrients on physiological action; food composition, the effects of processing, contaminants, and consumer protection; primary nutritional disease; dietary factors in non-nutritional diseases; public health and nutritional disorders and their prevention; and the role of diet on physiological status for different risk and age groups, and for different environmental situations (exercise; climate). Reference data on food terms, special diets, nutritional feedings and weights and measures are appended. Numerous illustrations and data are given throughout the text.