Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Human Nutrition : A Global Perspective on Food and Nutrition / Professor Sue Lanham-New, Marcela Moraes Mendes -- Measuring Food Intake / Professor Una MacIntyre, Dr Friede Wenhold -- Food Composition / Professor Hettie Schonfeldt -- Dietary Reference Standards / Dr Kate Younger -- Body Composition / Professor Paul Deurenberg, Prof Dr Anja Bosy-Westphal, Prof Dr Manfred Muller -- Energy Metabolism / Dr Gareth Wallis -- Nutrition and Metabolism of Proteins and Amino Acids / Professor Joe Millward -- Digestion and Metabolism of Carbohydrates / Professor John Mathers -- Nutrition and Metabolism of Lipids / Professor Bruce Griffin -- The Vitamins / Professor David Bender -- Minerals and Trace Elements / Professor Sean Strain, Professor Kevin Cashman, Alison Yeates -- Phytochemicals / Professor Gary Williamson -- Physical Activity / Professor Alison Gallagher, Professor Marie Murphy, Dr Angela Carlin -- Nutrition Research Methodology / Professor J. Alfredo Martinez, Dr Estefania Toledo, Professor Miguel Martinez-Gonzalez -- Food Safety : A Public Health Issue of Growing Importance / Dr Catherine Burgess, Declan J. Bolton, Martin Danaher, Cristina Arroyo, Patrick J. O'Mahony and Lisa O' Connor -- Food and Nutrition - Policy and Regulatory Issues / Dr Aideen McKevitt, Jamie Gallagher Cassandra Ellis -- Food and Nutrition-Related Diseases : The Global Challenge / Dr Tom Hill, Professor Georg Lietz.

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