Handbook of Nutrition and Diet

Babasaheb B. Desai

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2000
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040192061
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Food Science

This handbook of nutrition and diet provides information on food nutrients and their functions; food safety and distribution; food composition, consumption and utilization; adequacy of diet; and the nutritional management of diseases and disorders. It also discusses the effects of nutrition and diet on diseases of the bones, teeth, hair, kidneys, l

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Water
• 3 Carbohydrates
• 4 4 Lipids
• 5 Proteins
• 6 Vitamins
• 7 Minerals
• 8 8 Energy
• 9 Health and Dietetic Foods
• 10 Foods of Plant Origin
• 11 Foods of Animal Origin
• 12 Potential Proteins, Fats, and Oils
• 13 Food Processing and Preservation
• 14 Food Additives and Nutrification
• 15 Food Labeling and Quality Assurance
• 16 Food Safety
• 17 Food Transportation, Storage, and Marketing
• 18 Adequacy of Diet
• 19 Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion
• 20 Hormonal Regulation of Food Intake
• 21 Nutrient Evaluation and Analysis Methodology
• 22 Dietary Allowances and Goals
• 23 Diet Therapy and Clinical Nutrition
• 24 Diet, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease
• 25 Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer
• 26 Diet, Obesity, and Diabetes
• 27 Diet and Health of Bones, Teeth, Skin, and Hair
• 28 Diet and Diseases of the Liver and Kidneys
• 29 Diet and Gastrointestinal Diseases
• 30 Diet and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
• 31 Dietary Management of Underweight Babies
• 32 Diet and Alcoholic Disorders
• 33 Diet and Some Minor Disorders
• 34 Diet and Nervous System Disorders
• 35 Diet and Mental Health
• 36 Human Dietetics and Health: An Integrated Approach
• Index