Nutrition and Health

Descripción

Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. Wiseman provides a concise overview of all important aspects of diet and health including: definitions of food types energy requirements, exercise, obesity and eating disorders nutrition in pregnancy, children and the elderly food additives and interpreting food labels food-borne illness, intolerance and allergy vitamins, minerals, and water requirementsHighlighted with key points, figures and examples throughout, this text is an ideal introduction for all students of biology, medicine, nursing and midwifery.