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This Second Edition is a thorough revision and 20% expansion of the 1998 release, reflecting the continuing scientific advances in the field of human nutrition. Now a four-volume set, nearly 300 articles with concise, up-to-date information are complemented by an award-winning indexing system. Included is expanded coverage of epidemiology of diet-related diseases, functional foods, food safety, clinical nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders. Virtually everyone will find the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition an easy-to-use resource making it an ideal reference choice for both the professional and the non-professional alike.
Also available online via ScienceDirect featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
FEATURES OF SECOND PRINT EDITION
- Now a four-volume set with over 250 articles
- Expanded coverage of epidemiology of diet-related diseases, functional foods, food safety, and gastrointestinal disorders, among other topics
ONLINE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITIES
- Browse the whole work by volume, authors or article titles
- Full and extensive subject index can be searched or browsed online, and takes you directly to the indexed paragraph, section, figure or table
- Basic and advanced search functionality across the entire work or by specific volume
- Users can build, save and re-run seraches, as well as combine saved searches
- Extensive internal cross-referencing and dynamic linking from biliographic references to primary-source material, increasing the scope of your research rapidly and effectively
- All articles available as full-text HTML files, or as PDF files that can be viewed, downloaded or printed in their original format
Review quote:
"This new edition has been completely revised and expanded to accommodate the enormous growth of the scientific discipline of human nutrition. ...relevant to both general readers and health care practitioners. Essential. All Libraries; all levels."
- CHOICE (2006)
"The information gathered in The Encyclopedia is the goldmine of knowledge. ...a very good and comprehensive source of information and a help for an adult reader with some biological and medical knowledge. ...indispensable for scientific workers and practitioners in the field of biology, medicine, nutritionists and dietitians"
- ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM (2005)
From the First Edition...
"A major achievement condensing current authoritative reviews on all aspects of nutrition and clinical nutrition. It is an excellent starting point for anyone initiating a research project in nutrtion and is well indexed."
BMA MEDICAL BOOK COMPETITION
Table of contents:
Adipose tissue
Adolescents: Nutritional Requirements
Adolescents: Nutritional Problems
Aging
Alcohol: Absorption, Metabolism and Physiological Effects
Alcohol: Disease Risk and Beneficial Effects
Alcohol: Effects of Consumption on Diet and Nutritional Status
Aluminum
Amino Acids: Chemistry and Classification
Amino Acids: Metabolism
Amino Acids: Specific Functions
Anemia: Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Anemia: Megaloblastic Anemia
Antioxidants: Diet and Antioxidant Defense
Antioxidants: Observational Studies
Antioxidants: Intervention Studies
Appetite: Physiological and Neurobiological Aspects
Appetite: Psychobiological and Behavioral Aspects
Arthritis
Ascorbic Acid: Physiology, Dietary Sources and Requirements
Ascorbic Acid: Deficiency States
Behavior
Bioavailability
Biotin
Body Composition
Bone
Brain and Nervous System
Breast Feeding
Burns Patients
Caffeine
Calcium
Cancer: Epidemiology and Associations Between Diet and Cancer
Cancer: Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Cancers Other Than Colorectal Cancers
Cancer: Epidemiology of Lung Cancer
Cancer: Dietary Management
Cancer: Effects on Nutritional Status
Cancer: Carcinogenic Substances in Food
Carbohydrates: Chemistry and Classification
Carbohydrates: Regulation of Metabolism
Carbohydrates: Requirements and Dietary Importance
Carbohydrates: Resistant Starch and Oligosaccharides
Carotenoids: Chemistry, Sources and Physiology
Carotenoids: Epidemiology of Health Effects
Cereal Grains
Children: Nutritional Requirements
Children: Nutritional Problems
Cholesterol: Sources, Absorption, Function and Metabolism
Cholesterol: Factors Determining Blood Levels
Choline and Phosphatidylcholine
Chromium
Cobalamins
Celiac Disease
Cofactors: Inorganic
Cofactors: Organic
Colon: Structure and Function
Colon: Disorders
Colon: Nutritional Management of Disorders
Complementary Feeding
Copper
Coronary Heart Disease: Hemostatic Factors
Coronary Heart Disease: Lipid Theory
Coronary Heart Disease: Prevention
Cystic Fibrosis
Cytokines
Dairy Products
Dehydration
Dental Disease
Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus: Classification and Chemical Pathology
Diabetes Mellitus: Dietary Management
Diarrheal Diseases
Dietary Fiber: Physiological Effects and Effects on Absorption
Dietary Fiber: Potential Role in Etiology of Disease
Dietary Fiber: Role in Nutritional Management of Disease
Dietary Guidelines, International Perspectives
Dietary Intake Measurement: Methodology
Dietary Intake Measurement: Validation
Dietary Surveys
Dietetics
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Early Origins of Disease: Fetal
Early Origins of Disease: Non-Fetal
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa
Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders: Binge Eating
Eggs
Electrolytes: Acid-Base Balance
Electrolytes: Water-Electrolyte Balance
Energy: Metabolism
Energy: Balance
Energy: Requirements
Energy: Adaptation
Energy Expenditure: Indirect Calorimetry
Energy Expenditure: Doubly Labeled Water
Exercise: Beneficial Effects
Exercise: Diet and Exercise
Famine
Fats and Oils
Fatty Acids: Metabolism
Fatty Acids: Monounsaturated
Fatty Acids: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated
Fatty Acids: Omega-6 Polyunsaturated
Fatty Acids: Saturated
Fatty Acids: Trans Fatty Acids
Fertility
Fish
Folic Acid
Food Allergies: Etiology
Food Allergies: Diagnosis and Management
Food Choice, Influencing Factors
Food Composition Data
Food Folklore
Food Fortification: Developed Countries
Food Fortification: Developing Countries
Food Intolerance
Food Safety: Mycotoxins
Food Safety: Pesticides
Food Safety: Bacterial Contamination
Food Safety: Other Contaminants
Food Safety: Heavy Metals
Fructose
Fruits and Vegetables
Functional Foods: Health Effects and Clinical Applications
Functional Foods: Regulatory Aspects
Galactose
Gall Bladder Disorders
Glucose: Chemistry and Dietary Sources
Glucose: Metabolism and Maintenance of Blood Glucose Level
Glucose: Glucose Tolerance
Glycemic Index
Gout
Growth and Development, Physiological Aspects
Growth Monitoring
Handicap: Downs Syndrome
Handicap: Prader-Willi Syndrome
Handicap: Cerebral Palsy
Homocysteine
Hunger
Hyperactivity
Hyperlipidemia: Overview
Hyperlipidemia: Nutritional Management
Hypertension: Etiology
Hypertension: Dietary Factors
Hypertension: Nutritional Management
Hypoglycemia
Immunity: Physiological Aspects
Immunity: Effects of Iron & Zinc
Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Classification and Biochemical Aspects
Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Nutritional Management of Phenylketonuria
Infants: Nutritional Requirements
Infants: Feeding Problems
Infection: Nutritional Interactions
Infection: Nutritional Management in Adults
Iodine: Physiology, Dietary Sources and Requirements
Iodine: Deficiency Disorders
Iron
Ketosis
Lactation: Physiology
Lactation: Dietary Requirements
Lactose Intolerance
Legumes
Lipids: Chemistry and Classification
Lipids: Composition and Role of Phospholipids
Lipoproteins
Liver Disorders
Low Birthweight and Preterm Infants: Causes, Prevalence and Prevention
Low Birthweight and Preterm Infants: Nutritional Management
Lung Diseases
Lycopenes and Related Compounds
Magnesium
Malabsorption Syndromes
Malnutrition: Primary, Causes Epidemiology and Prevention
Malnutrition: Secondary, Diagnosis and Management
Manganese
Meal Size and Frequency
Meat, Poultry and Meat Products
Microbiota of the Intestine: Prebiotics
Microbiota of the Intestine: Probiotics
Niacin
Nucleic Acids
Nutrient-Gene Interactions: Molecular Aspects
Nutrient-Gene Interactions: Health Implications
Nutrient Requirements, International Perspectives
Nutrition Policies In Developing and Developed Countries
Nutrition Transition, Diet Change and its Implications
Nutritional Assessment: Anthropometry
Nutritional Assessment: Biochemical Indices
Nutritional Assessment: Clinical Examination
Nutritional Support: In the Home Setting
Nutritional Support: Adults, Enteral
Nutritional Support: Adults, Parenteral
Nutritional Support: Infants and Children, Parenteral
Nutritional Surveillance: Developed Countries
Nutritional Surveillance: Developing Countries
Nuts and Seeds
Obesity: Definition, Etiology and Assessment
Obesity: Fat Distribution
Obesity: Childhood Obesity
Obesity: Complications
Obesity: Prevention
Obesity: Treatment
Older People: Physiological Changes
Older People: Nutritional Requirements
Older People: Nutrition-Related Problems
Older People: Nutritional Management of Geriatric Patients
Osteoporosis
Pantothenic Acid
Parasitism
Pellagra
Phosphorus
Phytochemicals: Classification and Occurrence
Phytochemicals: Epidemiological Factors
Potassium
Pregnancy: Role of Placenta in Nutrient Transfer
Pregnancy: Nutrient Requirements
Pregnancy: Energy Requirements and Metabolic Adaptations
Pregnancy: Weight Gain
Pregnancy: Safe Diet for Pregnancy
Pregnancy: Dietary Guidelines and Safe Supplement Use
Pregnancy: Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
Pregnancy: Pre-eclampsia and Diet
Premenstrual Syndrome
Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
Protein: Synthesis and Turnover
Protein: Requirements and Role in Diet
Protein: Digestion and Bioavailability
Protein: Quality and Sources
Protein: Deficiency
Refugees
Religious Customs, Influence on Diet
Riboflavin
Seasonality
Selenium
Small Intestine: Structure and Function
Small Intestine: Disorders
Socio-economic Status
Sodium: Physiology
Sodium: Salt Intake and Health
Sports Nutrition
Starvation and Fasting
Stomach: Structure and Function
Stomach: Disorders
Stroke, Nutritional Management
Sucrose: Nutritional role, Absorption and Metabolism
Sucrose: Dietary Sucrose and Disease
Supplementation: Dietary Supplements
Supplementation: Role of Micronutrient Supplementation
Supplementation: Developing Countries
Supplementation: Developed Countries
Surgery: Perioperative Feeding
Surgery: Long-term Nutritional Management
Tea
Thiamin: Physiology
Thiamin: Beriberi
Thirst
Tuberculosis: Nutrition and Susceptibility
Tuberculosis: Nutritional Management
Ultratrace Elements
United Nations Children's Fund
Urban Nutrition
Vegetarian Diets
Vitamin A: Physiology
Vitamin A: Biochemistry and Physiological Role
Vitamin A: Deficiency and Interventions
Vitamin B6
Vitamin D: Physiology, Dietary Sources and Requirements
Vitamin D: Rickets and Osteomalacia
Vitamin E: Metabolism and Requirements
Vitamin E: Physiology and Health Effects
Vitamin K
Weight Management: Approaches
Weight Management: Weight Maintenance
Weight Management: Weight Cycling
Whole Grains
World Health Organization
Zinc: Physiology
Zinc: Deficiency in Developing Countries, Intervention Studies
This Second Edition is a thorough revision and 20% expansion of the 1998 release, reflecting the continuing scientific advances in the field of human nutrition. Now a four-volume set, nearly 300 articles with concise, up-to-date information are complemented by an award-winning indexing system. Included is expanded coverage of epidemiology of diet-related diseases, functional foods, food safety, clinical nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders. Virtually everyone will find the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition an easy-to-use resource making it an ideal reference choice for both the professional and the non-professional alike.
Also available online via ScienceDirect featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
FEATURES OF SECOND PRINT EDITION
- Now a four-volume set with over 250 articles
- Expanded coverage of epidemiology of diet-related diseases, functional foods, food safety, and gastrointestinal disorders, among other topics
ONLINE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITIES
- Browse the whole work by volume, authors or article titles
- Full and extensive subject index can be searched or browsed online, and takes you directly to the indexed paragraph, section, figure or table
- Basic and advanced search functionality across the entire work or by specific volume
- Users can build, save and re-run seraches, as well as combine saved searches
- Extensive internal cross-referencing and dynamic linking from biliographic references to primary-source material, increasing the scope of your research rapidly and effectively
- All articles available as full-text HTML files, or as PDF files that can be viewed, downloaded or printed in their original format
Review quote:
"This new edition has been completely revised and expanded to accommodate the enormous growth of the scientific discipline of human nutrition. ...relevant to both general readers and health care practitioners. Essential. All Libraries; all levels."
- CHOICE (2006)
"The information gathered in The Encyclopedia is the goldmine of knowledge. ...a very good and comprehensive source of information and a help for an adult reader with some biological and medical knowledge. ...indispensable for scientific workers and practitioners in the field of biology, medicine, nutritionists and dietitians"
- ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM (2005)
From the First Edition...
"A major achievement condensing current authoritative reviews on all aspects of nutrition and clinical nutrition. It is an excellent starting point for anyone initiating a research project in nutrtion and is well indexed."
BMA MEDICAL BOOK COMPETITION
Table of contents:
Adipose tissue
Adolescents: Nutritional Requirements
Adolescents: Nutritional Problems
Aging
Alcohol: Absorption, Metabolism and Physiological Effects
Alcohol: Disease Risk and Beneficial Effects
Alcohol: Effects of Consumption on Diet and Nutritional Status
Aluminum
Amino Acids: Chemistry and Classification
Amino Acids: Metabolism
Amino Acids: Specific Functions
Anemia: Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Anemia: Megaloblastic Anemia
Antioxidants: Diet and Antioxidant Defense
Antioxidants: Observational Studies
Antioxidants: Intervention Studies
Appetite: Physiological and Neurobiological Aspects
Appetite: Psychobiological and Behavioral Aspects
Arthritis
Ascorbic Acid: Physiology, Dietary Sources and Requirements
Ascorbic Acid: Deficiency States
Behavior
Bioavailability
Biotin
Body Composition
Bone
Brain and Nervous System
Breast Feeding
Burns Patients
Caffeine
Calcium
Cancer: Epidemiology and Associations Between Diet and Cancer
Cancer: Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Cancers Other Than Colorectal Cancers
Cancer: Epidemiology of Lung Cancer
Cancer: Dietary Management
Cancer: Effects on Nutritional Status
Cancer: Carcinogenic Substances in Food
Carbohydrates: Chemistry and Classification
Carbohydrates: Regulation of Metabolism
Carbohydrates: Requirements and Dietary Importance
Carbohydrates: Resistant Starch and Oligosaccharides
Carotenoids: Chemistry, Sources and Physiology
Carotenoids: Epidemiology of Health Effects
Cereal Grains
Children: Nutritional Requirements
Children: Nutritional Problems
Cholesterol: Sources, Absorption, Function and Metabolism
Cholesterol: Factors Determining Blood Levels
Choline and Phosphatidylcholine
Chromium
Cobalamins
Celiac Disease
Cofactors: Inorganic
Cofactors: Organic
Colon: Structure and Function
Colon: Disorders
Colon: Nutritional Management of Disorders
Complementary Feeding
Copper
Coronary Heart Disease: Hemostatic Factors
Coronary Heart Disease: Lipid Theory
Coronary Heart Disease: Prevention
Cystic Fibrosis
Cytokines
Dairy Products
Dehydration
Dental Disease
Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus: Classification and Chemical Pathology
Diabetes Mellitus: Dietary Management
Diarrheal Diseases
Dietary Fiber: Physiological Effects and Effects on Absorption
Dietary Fiber: Potential Role in Etiology of Disease
Dietary Fiber: Role in Nutritional Management of Disease
Dietary Guidelines, International Perspectives
Dietary Intake Measurement: Methodology
Dietary Intake Measurement: Validation
Dietary Surveys
Dietetics
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Early Origins of Disease: Fetal
Early Origins of Disease: Non-Fetal
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa
Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders: Binge Eating
Eggs
Electrolytes: Acid-Base Balance
Electrolytes: Water-Electrolyte Balance
Energy: Metabolism
Energy: Balance
Energy: Requirements
Energy: Adaptation
Energy Expenditure: Indirect Calorimetry
Energy Expenditure: Doubly Labeled Water
Exercise: Beneficial Effects
Exercise: Diet and Exercise
Famine
Fats and Oils
Fatty Acids: Metabolism
Fatty Acids: Monounsaturated
Fatty Acids: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated
Fatty Acids: Omega-6 Polyunsaturated
Fatty Acids: Saturated
Fatty Acids: Trans Fatty Acids
Fertility
Fish
Folic Acid
Food Allergies: Etiology
Food Allergies: Diagnosis and Management
Food Choice, Influencing Factors
Food Composition Data
Food Folklore
Food Fortification: Developed Countries
Food Fortification: Developing Countries
Food Intolerance
Food Safety: Mycotoxins
Food Safety: Pesticides
Food Safety: Bacterial Contamination
Food Safety: Other Contaminants
Food Safety: Heavy Metals
Fructose
Fruits and Vegetables
Functional Foods: Health Effects and Clinical Applications
Functional Foods: Regulatory Aspects
Galactose
Gall Bladder Disorders
Glucose: Chemistry and Dietary Sources
Glucose: Metabolism and Maintenance of Blood Glucose Level
Glucose: Glucose Tolerance
Glycemic Index
Gout
Growth and Development, Physiological Aspects
Growth Monitoring
Handicap: Downs Syndrome
Handicap: Prader-Willi Syndrome
Handicap: Cerebral Palsy
Homocysteine
Hunger
Hyperactivity
Hyperlipidemia: Overview
Hyperlipidemia: Nutritional Management
Hypertension: Etiology
Hypertension: Dietary Factors
Hypertension: Nutritional Management
Hypoglycemia
Immunity: Physiological Aspects
Immunity: Effects of Iron & Zinc
Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Classification and Biochemical Aspects
Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Nutritional Management of Phenylketonuria
Infants: Nutritional Requirements
Infants: Feeding Problems
Infection: Nutritional Interactions
Infection: Nutritional Management in Adults
Iodine: Physiology, Dietary Sources and Requirements
Iodine: Deficiency Disorders
Iron
Ketosis
Lactation: Physiology
Lactation: Dietary Requirements
Lactose Intolerance
Legumes
Lipids: Chemistry and Classification
Lipids: Composition and Role of Phospholipids
Lipoproteins
Liver Disorders
Low Birthweight and Preterm Infants: Causes, Prevalence and Prevention
Low Birthweight and Preterm Infants: Nutritional Management
Lung Diseases
Lycopenes and Related Compounds
Magnesium
Malabsorption Syndromes
Malnutrition: Primary, Causes Epidemiology and Prevention
Malnutrition: Secondary, Diagnosis and Management
Manganese
Meal Size and Frequency
Meat, Poultry and Meat Products
Microbiota of the Intestine: Prebiotics
Microbiota of the Intestine: Probiotics
Niacin
Nucleic Acids
Nutrient-Gene Interactions: Molecular Aspects
Nutrient-Gene Interactions: Health Implications
Nutrient Requirements, International Perspectives
Nutrition Policies In Developing and Developed Countries
Nutrition Transition, Diet Change and its Implications
Nutritional Assessment: Anthropometry
Nutritional Assessment: Biochemical Indices
Nutritional Assessment: Clinical Examination
Nutritional Support: In the Home Setting
Nutritional Support: Adults, Enteral
Nutritional Support: Adults, Parenteral
Nutritional Support: Infants and Children, Parenteral
Nutritional Surveillance: Developed Countries
Nutritional Surveillance: Developing Countries
Nuts and Seeds
Obesity: Definition, Etiology and Assessment
Obesity: Fat Distribution
Obesity: Childhood Obesity
Obesity: Complications
Obesity: Prevention
Obesity: Treatment
Older People: Physiological Changes
Older People: Nutritional Requirements
Older People: Nutrition-Related Problems
Older People: Nutritional Management of Geriatric Patients
Osteoporosis
Pantothenic Acid
Parasitism
Pellagra
Phosphorus
Phytochemicals: Classification and Occurrence
Phytochemicals: Epidemiological Factors
Potassium
Pregnancy: Role of Placenta in Nutrient Transfer
Pregnancy: Nutrient Requirements
Pregnancy: Energy Requirements and Metabolic Adaptations
Pregnancy: Weight Gain
Pregnancy: Safe Diet for Pregnancy
Pregnancy: Dietary Guidelines and Safe Supplement Use
Pregnancy: Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
Pregnancy: Pre-eclampsia and Diet
Premenstrual Syndrome
Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
Protein: Synthesis and Turnover
Protein: Requirements and Role in Diet
Protein: Digestion and Bioavailability
Protein: Quality and Sources
Protein: Deficiency
Refugees
Religious Customs, Influence on Diet
Riboflavin
Seasonality
Selenium
Small Intestine: Structure and Function
Small Intestine: Disorders
Socio-economic Status
Sodium: Physiology
Sodium: Salt Intake and Health
Sports Nutrition
Starvation and Fasting
Stomach: Structure and Function
Stomach: Disorders
Stroke, Nutritional Management
Sucrose: Nutritional role, Absorption and Metabolism
Sucrose: Dietary Sucrose and Disease
Supplementation: Dietary Supplements
Supplementation: Role of Micronutrient Supplementation
Supplementation: Developing Countries
Supplementation: Developed Countries
Surgery: Perioperative Feeding
Surgery: Long-term Nutritional Management
Tea
Thiamin: Physiology
Thiamin: Beriberi
Thirst
Tuberculosis: Nutrition and Susceptibility
Tuberculosis: Nutritional Management
Ultratrace Elements
United Nations Children's Fund
Urban Nutrition
Vegetarian Diets
Vitamin A: Physiology
Vitamin A: Biochemistry and Physiological Role
Vitamin A: Deficiency and Interventions
Vitamin B6
Vitamin D: Physiology, Dietary Sources and Requirements
Vitamin D: Rickets and Osteomalacia
Vitamin E: Metabolism and Requirements
Vitamin E: Physiology and Health Effects
Vitamin K
Weight Management: Approaches
Weight Management: Weight Maintenance
Weight Management: Weight Cycling
Whole Grains
World Health Organization
Zinc: Physiology
Zinc: Deficiency in Developing Countries, Intervention Studies