Advanced Nutrition :

Abstract

The book is divided along traditional lines, addressing each of the major nutrient classes. In addition, there are chapters on food intake, cell cycle, nutritional biochemistry and nutrition genomics, and epigenetics. Woven throughout the text are topics of clinical interest such as obesity, diabetes, lipemia, renal disease, etc., as these conditions are influenced by nutrition. Some medical terms, food science terms, metabolic terms, physiologic terms, and drug terms are included. Because nutrition and foods are integrated sciences, not all of these terms will be useful to all readers. However, there should be a large number useful to many readers. The third edition brings together both the macronutrients and the micronutrients texts. It has been updated and revised for ease of understanding. A Web address has been included to give the reader access to the extensive Tables of Food Composition maintained by the USDA. In addition, a Web address for Dietary Reference Intakes has been given to again provide the most current recommendations for nutrient intakes. These recommendations are in a state of flux. As the information base expands with respect to nutrient use and need, the DRIs are changed to reflect this newer knowledge.