http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xviii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Impact of nutritional epidemiology -- Challenges in research in nutritional epidemiology -- The nutrition transition is speeding up : a global perspective -- Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes : prioritizing recommendations based on evidence -- Diet and the prevention of type 2 diabetes -- Diet and the control of blood lipids -- Diet and blood pressure : moving beyond preoccupation with salt to composite dietary patterns -- Fish, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and cardiovascular disease -- Diet and cancer prevention -- Health benefits of phytochemicals in whole foods -- Herbs as useful adjuncts to manage chronic diseases -- What are the health implications of alcohol consumption? -- Diet in the prevention and treatment of obesity -- Diets and exercise programs for weight loss -- The developmental origins of chronic disease in adult life -- Trends in dietary guidelines around the global village -- Marketing dietary supplements for health and profit -- Optimizing nutrition for exercise and sports -- Novel foods : today's functional foods marketplace -- Functional foods : a critical appraisal -- Use of biotechnology to improve food production and quality -- Food industry and political influences on American nutrition -- Population nutrition, health promotion, and government policy -- Dietary intake, cardiovascular disease, and sociodemographic characteristics -- Core concepts in nutritional anthropology -- Nutrition on the internet
edited by Norman J. Temple, Ted Wilson, David R. Jacobs ; foreword by David S. Ludwig.
Includes bibliographical references and index.