Preceded by Human nutrition / Mary E. Barasi. 2nd ed. c2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Food, nutrient requirements and nutrition: Introduction: what s nutrition? -- Nutrient requirements and the nutritionally balance diet -- Macronutrients in foods and diets: proteins, carbohydrates and fats -- Vitamins and phytochemicals -- Minerals, electrolytes and fluid -- Nutrition through the life cycle: Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation -- Nutrition during infancy, childhood and adolescence -- Nutrition during adulthood and ageing -- Digestion, absorption and nutrient metabolism: Gut structures, functions and control of digestion -- Digestion and absorption of nutrients -- Metabolism and function of macronutrients -- Metabolism and function of macronutrients -- Eating behaviour and nutritional epidemiology: Habits and influences on eating behaviours -- Diet coronary heart disease -- Diet and cancer -- Dietary and nutritional assessment: Energy: intake and expenditure -- Energy balance -- Dietary and nutritional assessment -- Applied nutrition: Introduction to public health nutrition and health promotion -- Introduction to obesity and weight management -- Introduction to clinical nutrition -- Introduction to sport nutrition -- Improving foods for better nutrition --