Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Nutrition, food, and the environment-the interrelationships -- Food: from the field to the plate -- Nutrients: from the plate to you -- Eating right-the right balance -- Water-beverages and brewing -- Carbohydrates-cereals, milling and baking -- Lipids-fats, oils and fat substitutes -- Proteins-meat, fish and other protein sources -- Vitamins-fruits and vegetables -- Minerals-dairy products -- Energy-sources and uses -- Nutrition and physical fitness -- Obesity, starvation and eating disorders -- Nutrition and disease -- Nutrition and the early years -- Nutrition and food for adults -- Nutrition, food, and lifestyles --