Saturday, March 10, 2012

This well established ABC has been updated with new charts, illustrations and guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure, chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer. The book also contains the most current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and infant feeding as well as advice for children and adults young and old. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in both developing and affluent countries as well as eating disorders and obesity, this latest edition has worldwide relevance.

140 pages
Recommended for Health practitioners and serious students.
 


Contents

Reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. Diet and blood pressure.
Nutritional advice for some other chronic diseases.
Nutrition for pregnancy.
Infant feeding.
Children and adolescents.
Adults young and old.
Malnutrition in developing countries.
Other nutritional deficiencies in affluent communities.
Vitamins.
Overweight and obesity.
Measuring nutrition.
Therapeutic diets.
Food poisoning.
Food sensitivity.
Processing food.
Nutritional support.
Some principles
ABC of Nutrition, 4th edition
BMJ Publishing Group | ISBN 0727916645 | 2003 | PDF | 140 pages | 2.5 MB

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