Human Nutrition,
Edition 12 From Molecular Biology to Everyday Life
By Catherine Geissler, BDS, MS, PhD, RNutr, Hilary Powers, BSc, PhD, RNutr, Catherine Geissler, BDS, MS, PhD, RNutr and Hilary Powers, BSc, PhD, RNutr

Publication Date: 22 Oct 2010
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This title is now available under ISBN 9780702044632.

This 12th edition of Human Nutrition has been fully updated by a renowned team of international experts to ensure to ensure authoritative content and a global perspective. It provides a comprehensive resource for all those in the field of nutrition and other health sciences.

Key Features

Comprehensive coverage of nutrition in one, concise volume with additional material and interactive exercises on website.A similar logical chapter structure throughout and textbook features in each chapter - learning objectives, key point summaries and text boxes - facilitate learning and revision.Incorporates latest research, for example on organic foods and sustainable agriculture.Team of contributors of international repute from 11 countries guarantees authoritative text.

New Features

  • New chapter on dietary reference values N
  • New section on electrolytes and water balance
  • Expanded section on HIV
  • Website:
    • updating between editions
    • online-only chapters on food commodities, e.g. cereals, vegetables and fruit, meat, fish, egg, milk and milk products
    • online examples of calculations and interactive exercises.

About the author
By Catherine Geissler, BDS, MS, PhD, RNutr, Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London, London, UK; Director, Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre, Higher Education Academy, King's College London, London, UK; Hilary Powers, BSc, PhD, RNutr, Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and Head of Human Nutrition Unit, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Catherine Geissler, BDS, MS, PhD, RNutr, Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London, London, UK; Director, Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre, Higher Education Academy, King's College London, London, UK and Hilary Powers, BSc, PhD, RNutr, Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and Head of Human Nutrition Unit, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Table of Contents

Contents

 

Part 1 – Food and nutrients

1 Food and nutrients

2 Food and nutrient structure

Part 2 – Body composition and macronutrient metabolism

3 The physiology of nutrient digestion and absorption

4 Body size and composition

5 Energy balance and body weight regulation

6 Carbohydrate metabolism

7 Fat metabolism

8 Protein metabolism and requirements

9 Alcohol metabolism: implications for nutrition and health

Part 3 – Micronutrient function

10 Water-soluble vitamins

11 Fat-soluble vitamins

12 Minerals and trace elements

13 Inter-micronutrient topics

Part 4 – Dietary requirements for specific groups

14 Infancy, childhood and adolescence

15 Prepregnancy, pregnancy and lactation

16 Ageing and older people

17 Vegetarian diets

18 Dietary considerations for sport and exercise

Part 5 – Clinical Nutrition

19 Cardiovascular disease

20 Obesity

21 Diabetes mellitus

22 Cancers

23 Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

24 Nutrition and the skeleton

25 Dental diseases

26 Immune function, food allergies and food intolerance

27 Eating disorders

28 Deficiency diseases

29 Diet and genocide interactions – nutritional genomics

Part 6 – Public health nutrition

30 The science of epidemiology

31 Nutritional assessment methods

32 Food supply, factors affecting production, trade and access

33 Food and nutrition policies and interventions

Glossary

Abbreviations

Appendix: Dietary reference values

Index

Book details
ISBN: 9780702031182
Page Count: 792
Retail Price : £48.99
0-443-06786-4, 978-0-443-06786-0, Payne & Barker: Advancing Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Jul-2010
0-443-06972-7, 978-0-443-06972-7, Geissler & Powers: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition, for Students and Practitioners in the Health Sciences, Aug-2009
Audience
Nutrition and dietetics students.