ABSTRACT

Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. Wiseman provides a concise overview of all important aspects of diet and health including:* definitions of food types* energy requirements, exercise, obesity and eating disorders* nutrition in pregnancy, children

chapter 1|6 pages

Energy

chapter 2|7 pages

Obesity and weight control

chapter 3|10 pages

Pregnancy and lactation

chapter 4|8 pages

Infancy (0–1 year of age)

chapter 6|5 pages

Adolescents (10–20 years)

chapter 7|5 pages

Ageing

chapter 8|3 pages

Illness

chapter 10|4 pages

Vegetarianism and veganism

chapter 11|2 pages

Diet selection

chapter 12|3 pages

How to interpret food labels

chapter 13|4 pages

Food additives

chapter 15|5 pages

Food toxicity

chapter 16|3 pages

Avoiding food-borne illness

chapter 17|2 pages

Exercise

chapter 18|8 pages

Protein

chapter 19|14 pages

Carbohydrate

chapter 21|4 pages

Alcohol

chapter 22|4 pages

Water

chapter 23|4 pages

Dietary fibre

chapter 24|4 pages

Beverages

chapter 25|4 pages

Cholesterol

chapter 26|5 pages

Vitamins: general

chapter 27|4 pages

Vitamin A

chapter 28|11 pages

Vitamin B1

chapter 32|4 pages

Vitamin C

chapter 33|4 pages

Vitamin D

chapter 34|3 pages

Vitamin E

chapter 35|2 pages

Vitamin K

chapter 36|3 pages

Folate

chapter 37|2 pages

Niacin

chapter 38|3 pages

Pantothenic acid and biotin

chapter 40|4 pages

Iron

chapter 42|2 pages

Iodine

chapter 43|2 pages

Fluoride

chapter 44|2 pages

Selenium

chapter 45|2 pages

Zinc

chapter 46|2 pages

Copper, molybdenum

chapter 47|2 pages

Magnesium