Citation
Gibney, M.J., Vorster, H.H. and Kok, F.J. (2008), "Introduction to Human Nutrition", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 38 No. 3, pp. 300-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2008.38.3.300.6
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
The Nutrition Society produced a ground breaking series of four text books of which Introduction to Human Nutrition is the first.
The book has contributions from a number of experts and consists of sections on:
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a global perspective on food and nutrition;
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body composition;
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energy metabolism;
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nutrition and metabolism of proteins and amino acids;
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digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates;
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nutrition and metabolism of lipids;
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dietary reference standards;
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vitamins;
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minerals and trace elements;
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measuring food intake;
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food composition;
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food policy and regulatory issues;
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nutrition research methodology;
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food safety: a public health issue of growing importance; and
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food and nutrition: the global challenge.
The book is well indexed and also contains information for further reading and is a useful book for students of nutrition. There is a particularly useful chapter on the vitamins, which includes the sources as well as metabolic functions.
Other books in the Nutrition Society textbook series are:
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Nutrition and Metabolism ISBN 0 632 05625 8
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Clinical Nutrition ISBN 0 632 05626 6
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Public Health Nutrition ISBN 0 632 05627 4
For further information, companion material for use with these textbooks, and full details of how to purchase them, visit www.nutritiontexts.com