Michael Ej Lean

Fox and Cameron's Food Science, Nutrition & Health (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

All aspects of nutrition are brought together in the new edition of this classic textbook. With an expanded section on clinical nutrition, the book also covers basic chemical nature of the important food groups and emphasises the relationship between good nutrition and good health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040072714
• Artikelnr.: 70019034

Autorenporträt

Michael E. J. Lean MA MB BChir MD FRCP is Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Glasgow, Consultant Physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre, USA. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Research for the Food Standards Agency (London), and was non-executive Director of the Health Education Board for Scotland for eight years.

Inhaltsangabe

Food and its functions
Enzymes and digestion
Food, eating, health and disease
Nutrient dietary requirements and reference values
Obesity in the twenty-first century
Fats, oils and lipids
Milk and dairy products
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate-rich foods
Amino acids and proteins
Protein-rich foods
Water and beverages
Mineral elements
Vitamins and other bioactive food constituents
Fruits, nuts and vegetables
Methods of cooking
Diet and health
Food spoilage and preservation
Toxins, food-borne infections and food hygiene
Food contaminants - adulterants and additives