Nutrition health and disease : a lifespan approach /

Bringing together key topics in basic science, clinical nutrition, and public health, Nutrition, Health and Disease is an easy-to-read, student-friendly textbook which clearly demonstrates how the body's demand for nutrients changes throughout life, and thus the variety of ways in which nutriti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langley-Evans, S. C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Bringing together key topics in basic science, clinical nutrition, and public health, Nutrition, Health and Disease is an easy-to-read, student-friendly textbook which clearly demonstrates how the body's demand for nutrients changes throughout life, and thus the variety of ways in which nutrition and diet affect health and disease. The second edition of this successful text includes: -Expanded introductory material to ensure a firm grasp of key concepts -New content on vegetarian, vegan, kosher and other alternative diets -Dieting in adults -Gender and nutrition -Macro- and micronutrients -A range of new diagrams to support visual learners -Background on nutritional epidemiology and statistics. Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach is an ideal resource for the range of material a student or newly-qualified nutrition or dietetics professional needs to know.
Item Description:Preceded by Nutrition : a lifespan approach / Simon Langley-Evans. 1st ed. 2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118907146
1118907140
9781118907153
1118907159
9781119180432
1119180430
DOI:10.1002/9781119180432
Access:Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk.