Handbook of Nutrition and Diet

Desai,

• Food nutrients and their functions: water; carbohydrates; oils and fats; proteins; vitamins; minerals; energy. Foods from producers to consumers: health and dietic foods; foods of plant origin; foods of animal origin; potential proteins; food processing and preservation; food additives and nutrification; food labelling and quality assurance; food safety; food transportation, distribution and marketing. Food composition and utilization: adequacy of diet; digestion, absorption, metabolism and excretion; endocrine systems and regulation of food intake; evaluation of food and nutritional status; dietary allowances and goals. Nutritional management of diseases: clinical nutrition; diet, cholesterol and heart diseases; diet, nutrition and cancers; diet, obesity and diabetes; diet and health of bones, teeth, skin and hair; diet and diseases of kidney and liver; diet and gastrointestinal diseases; diet and inherited metabolic disorders; dietary management of underweight babies; diet and alcoholic disorders; diet and some minor disorders; diet and nervous system disorders; diet and human behaviour; human dietetics and health - an integrated approach.