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Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

  • 4th Edition - March 2, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Benjamin Caballero
  • Language: English

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Nutrition**Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Fourth Edition, a Four Volume Set, provides updated information on the foundations of nutri… Read more

Description

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Nutrition**

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Fourth Edition, a Four Volume Set, provides updated information on the foundations of nutrition science, along with the biology and functions of vitamins and other essential nutrients present in the human diet. The book's content offers a modern understanding of the links between diet and health effects, including diseases of recognized nutritional etiology. This overview of the genetic and molecular aspects of nutrient-health interrelationships includes important content on topics like nutrigenomics, metabolomics and the microbiome. In addition, the book provides global context, particularly on the issue of food production, sustainability and climate change.

The new edition carries on the legacy of a reference work that comprehensively offers a one-source, integrated bank of information on all three areas – food, nutrition science and clinical nutrition.

Key features

  • Provides an excellent overview of the field of human nutrition
  • Includes interdisciplinary chapters written by experts from around the world – chapters written by academics and practitioners from various fields and regions ensure the knowledge within is easily understood by, and applicable to, a large audience
  • Ideal for scientists in the fields of food science, biology, physiology, agriculture and climate change

Readership

Faculty teaching comprehensive courses to students at the upper division or graduate level as well as professionals (nutritionists, clinicians, researchers) in all fields related to nutrition and health (basic scientists, practicing physicians, dietitians and nurses, public health and policy experts, consumer advocates, journalists and science writers). Researchers and faculty working in related areas of nutrition, like food science, biology, physiology, agriculture and climate change, as well as students, junior scientists, and the educated public in search for recent advances

Table of contents

1. Adipose Tissue

2. Adolescents

Review quotes

“[A] great reference for students pursuing health-related degrees,…[and] a nice "go-to"for other allied health professionals looking for an introduction to nutrition topics…. The book covers a lot of ground…. [including] new and notable topics: the microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics, sustainable diets, sweeteners, traditional and indigenous foods for food security and sovereignty, and ultra-processed foods. The details provided are concise, with figures and tables to further clarify the information provided…. [O]ffers an easy way to quickly search for information about human nutrition. Given the plethora of updates since the third edition in 2013, this is a welcome update with new topics included.” —©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Amy Hess Fischl, MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDCES (University of Chicago Medical Center)

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 2, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Benjamin Caballero

Professor Benjamin Caballero has over 20 years of experience as a scholar, researcher and leader in the area of child health and nutrition. He obtained his MD from the University of Buenos Aires and his PhD (in neuroendocrine regulation) from MIT. He started his faculty career at Harvard Medical School and moved to Johns Hopkins in 1990 to found the Center for Human Nutrition. Dr. Caballero is a recognized expert on the nutritional needs of children and adults, and on nutrient requirements in undernourished populations. He has focused on the problem of childhood obesity in the US and in developing countries and explored the impact of dietary transition and globalization on health indicators. He is an active participant in key scientific committees advising the US government on issues of diet and health. Dr. Caballero is an active leader in the area of global health, specifically on diet, lifestyle and disease risk. Awards include the Ancel Keys Prize for achievements in international public health.
Affiliations and expertise
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E2547, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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