Publisher's Synopsis
Designed to provide in-depth coverage of the key topics in nutrition, this text aims to serve the needs of a number of different health professions thus eliminating the need for dependency on a series of specialized nutritional sources. Divided into 2 volumes, this first volume addresses basic science and normal nutrition, while the second covers therapy and clinical concerns.;This edition has been updated and expanded and includes 26 chapters on diet and nutritional interventions with disease processes, systems of nutritional support, food technology and toxicology and national and international aspects of food and nutrition policy.
