Introduction to Human Nutrition

Susan A. Lanham-New is Head of the Department, Nutritional Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Thomas R. Hill is Professor of Nutrition, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Alison M. Gallagher is Head of the Doctoral College, Ulster University, Coleraine, NI. Hester H. Vorster is Emeritus Professor, North-West University, Potchefstroom, ZA.

• Contributors viiPreface ixSeries Foreword xiAbout the Companion Website xii1 Introduction to Human Nutrition: A Global Perspective on Food and Nutrition 1Susan A. Lanham-New, Marcela Moraes Mendes, and Hester H. Vorster2 Measuring Dietary Intake 13Una E. MacIntyre and Friedeburg AM. Wenhold3 Food Composition 56Hettie C. Schönfeldt and Beluah Pretorius4 Dietary Reference Standards 74Kate M. Younger5 Body Composition 85Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Paul Deurenberg, and Manfred James Müller6 Energy Metabolism 113Gareth A. Wallis7 Nutrition and Metabolism of Proteins and Amino Acids 131D. Joe Millward8 Digestion and Metabolism of Carbohydrates 161John C. Mathers9 Nutrition and Metabolism of Lipids 177Bruce A. Griffin and Stephen C. Cunnane10 The Vitamins 218David A. Bender11 Minerals and Trace Elements 280JJ. Strain, Alison J. Yeates, and Kevin D. Cashman12 Phytochemicals 339Gary Williamson13 Physical Activity: Concepts, Assessment Methods and Public Health Considerations 352Angela Carlin, Marie H. Murphy, and Alison M. Gallagher14 Nutrition Research Methodology 367J. Alfredo Martínez, Estefania Toledo, and Miguel A. Martinez‐Gonzalez15 Food Safety: A Public Health Issue of Growing Importance 388Catherine M. Burgess, Cristina Arroyo, Declan J. Bolton, Martin Danaher, Lisa O’Connor, Patrick J. O’Mahony, and Christina Tlustos16 Food and Nutrition: Policy and Regulatory Issues 418Aideen McKevitt, James Gallagher, and Cassandra H. Ellis17 Food and Nutrition‐Related Diseases: The Global Challenge 439Thomas R. Hill and Georg LietzIntroduction to Human Nutrition, Editor Biographies 453Index 456