Essentials Of Human Nutrition 6e

Download or read book Essentials of Human Nutrition written by Jim Mann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food is one of the basic necessities of life, yet nutrition has only relatively recently been recognised as one of the most important determinants of individual and public health. A full understanding of this multi-faceted subject area requires an integrated approach, from molecular to societal level. Essentials of Human Nutrition provides a complete and student-friendly introduction to the field making it an ideal companion forstudents throughout their study of nutrition. Careful editing of contributions from an international team of experts draws together a broad spectrum of disciplines and promotes the practical application ofnutritional science at the human level, covering everything a student needs to know in order to understand the importance of nutrition to health and disease.