Bookeditors, A. Catharine Ross, Benjamin Caballero, Robert J. Cousins, Katherine L. Tucker, Thomas R. Ziegler.
Contents:
Part I. Specific Dietary Components
A. Major dietary constituents
B. Minerals
C. Vitamins
D. Other compounds with health relevance
Part II. Nutritional Roles in Integrated Biological Systems
A. Nutrient-gene mechanisms
B. Digestive, endocrine, immune, and neural mechanisms
Part III. Nutritional Needs and Assessment During the Life Cycle and Physiologic Changes
Part IV. Prevention and Management of Disease
A. Obesity and diabetes
B. Cardiovascular diseases
C. Pediatric and adolescent disorders
D. Disorders of the alimentary tract
E. Nutritional management during cancer
F. Skeletal and joint disorders
G. Nutrition in surgery and trauma
H. Behavioral, psychiatric, and neurologic disorders
I. Other systemic disorders
J. Food additives, hazards, and nutrient-drug interactions
Part V. Nutrition of Populations
A. Nutrition in a changing world.