Fundamentals of Applied Nutrition

Contents: Preface. 1. Vegetarian/Vegan diets. 2. Food additives. 3. Food irradiation. 4. Life-enhancing/life-threatening foods. 5. Food labelling. 6. Hidden ingredients in food. 7. High-protein diets. 8. Genetically modified foods. 9. Large doses of vitamins. 10. Fast foods. 11. Animal growth hormones. 12. Organic foods. 13. Antioxidants. 14. An overview of food safety. 15. Fresh ideas for food safety. 16. The physiology of nutrition.

"Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. The book fundamentals of applied nutrition comprehensive in its field covers the entire gamut of issues related to nutritional aspects and applications of the principles of nutrition. It provides systematically structured text related to applied nutrition and nutrition related disorders. The text is written to serve the students, nutritionists and dietitians as a source of practical guidelines." (jacket)