Essentials of Human Nutrition

by Jim Mann (editor), Stewart Truswell (Editor)

Essentials of Human Nutrition is the established starting point for those embarking on courses in nutrition and related fields. It has proven to be an invaluable textbook for studetns requiring a broad, quality survey of the subject. This third edition has been updated amidst the
increasingly buoyant recognition of the role of nutrition in health and disease status. Accordingly, the book charts the involvement and impact of nutrition across the lifespan and at community level, based on a sound foundation of nutritional science.

Coverage of topical subjects, such as functional foods, synthetic and mimetic ingredients, along with the spectre of chronic disease, and nutritional crises in the world, fuels study for assignments and essays.

Figures and tables have been compiled selectively to provide a digest of the practical data and processes, such as nutritional assessment and measurement, with which students need to be familiar.

Genres: Health

640 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 1998

Reviews

[Sharice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probably geared towards medical students or people working in the healthcare industry but I still found it informative and easy to read. I wanted to learn more about how nutrition can affect your health and this definitely helped. It made me think more about what I put in my body on a daily basis. It also gave me starting points to go and read up on certain areas that are of interest to my own health.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting book.
A good intro to nutrition, although at times some of the medical terms confused me. But good for reasearch