Human Nutrition

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