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1 online resource (3 volumes (xlix, 1973, xcviii pages)) : illustrations (some color) |
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IDEAL ReferenceWorks |
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IDEAL®ReferenceWorks.
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| Summary |
This encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human nutrition, including clinical applications. Most of the chapters represent brand new expositions of the field, yet the Encyclopedia also includes relevant sections from the Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition, which have been revised, updated, and rewritten, plus that reference work's award-winning index system. Virtually everyone will find the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition easy to use--from the experienced researcher requiring a specific piece of information to the general reader who needs an overview of a new and unfamiliar topic. The work is highly structured and cross-referenced, and leads the reader to the required information as quickly and as intuitively as possible. Of the more than 270 articles, each offers "links" to related articles and also lists "Further Reading Topics," directing the reader to important texts in that area. The Encyclopedia takes a truly international approach where relevant. It details various national conventions and standards and explains nutritional policy differences between the developed and developing world. Nutritionists, clinical nutritionists, dietitians, and allied health workers are sure to benefit and make great use of this resource. Key Features * Presents more than 270 articles on human nutrition from "Adaptive Responses to Malnutrition" to "Zinc" * Uses an award-winning index system introduced in the Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition * Written in a style accessible to the researcher or layperson with almost any background * Each article lists related texts, helping the reader to customize his or her research |
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Adaptation. Adipose Tissue. Adolescents. Aging. Alcohol. Alcoholism. Aluminum. Amino Acids. Anemia. Antioxidants. Appetite. Arthritis. Ascorbic Acid. Behavior. Bioavailability. Biotin. Body Composition. Bone. Brain and Nervous System. Burns Patients. Caffeine. Calcium. Cancer. Carbohydrates. Carcinogens. Carotenoids. Catering. Cereal Grains. Children. Cholecalciferol. Cholesterol. Choline and Lecithin. Chromium. Cobalamins. Coeliac Disease. Cofactors. Colonic Diseases and Disorders. Community Nutrition. Copper. Coronary Heart Disease. Cystic Fibrosis. Cytokines. Dairy Products. Dehydration. Dental Disease. Diabetes Mellitus. Diarrheal Diseases. Dietary Fiber. Dietary Guidelines. Dietary Intake Measurement. Dietary Surveys. Dietetics. Down's Syndrome. Drugs. Eating Disorders. Eggs. Electrolytes. Energy. Energy Metabolism. Epidemiological Studies. Exercise. Famine. Fats and Oils. Fatty Acids. Fertility. Fetal Origins of Disease. Fish. Folic Acid. Food Aid. Food Aid Organizations. Food Allergies. Food Choice. Food Composition Data. Food Contaminants. Food Folklore. Food Fortification. Food Intolerance. Food Processing. Fructose. Fruits and Vegetables. Functional Foods. Galactose. Gall Bladder Disorders. Gastrointestinal Tract. Glucose. Gout. Growth and Development. Health Foods. Heavy Metals. HIV Disease. Hunger. Hyperactivity. Hyperlipidemia. Hypertension. Hypoglycemia. Immunity. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Infants. Infection. Insulin Resistance. Iodine. Iron. Ketosis. Lactation. Legumes. Lipids. Lipoproteins. Liver Disorders. Magnesium. Malabsorption Syndromes. Malnutrition. Manganese. Meal Size and Frequency. Meat, Poultry, and Meat Products. Microflora of the Intestine. Niacin. Nucleic Acids. Nutrient Requirements. Nutrition Education. Nutrition Policies. Nutritional Labeling. Nutritional Status. Nutritional Support. Nutritional Surveillance. Nuts and Seeds. Obesity. Older People. Osteoporosis. Pantothenic Acid. Parasitism. Phosphorus. Physical Handicap. Phytochemicals. Population, Development, and Nutrition. Potassium. Pregnancy. Premenstrual Syndrome. Probiotics. Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes. Protein. Quasi-Vitamins. Refugees. Religious Customs. Renal Function and Disorders. Retinol. Riboflavin. Salt. Seasonality. Selenium. Smoking. Socioeconomic Status. Sodium. Starvation and Fasting. Steatorrhoea. Stroke. Sucrose. Surgery. Therapeutic Dietetics. Thiamin. Thirst. Tocopherols. Ultratrace Elements. United Nations Children's Fund. Urban Nutrition. Vegetarian Diets. Vitamin B6. Vitamin K. Vitamin Supplementation. Weight Management. World Health Organization. Zinc. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"This encyclopedia contains signed articles with bibliographies written by an international group of distinguished academics, research scientists, and food-industry professionals. The alphabetical entries cover the scientific, political, and social aspects of nutrition. Among the subjects included are individual nutrients and foods, anatomy and physiology, nutritional therapy for diseases and conditions, and subjects such as nutritional management of refugees, nutrition education, religious customs, and folklore. Appendixes with charts of weights and measures, nutritional allowances, and nutritional content of foods appear in each volume. In-depth coverage of the scientific, political, and social aspects of nutrition set this work apart from other reference sources in the field."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA |
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v. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-M -- v. 3. N-Z. |
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Print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Nutrition -- Encyclopedias.
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Dietetics -- Encyclopedias.
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Nutrition.
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Dietetics.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena |
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Dietetics |
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Nutrition -- Encyclopédies.
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Diététique -- Encyclopédies.
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Nutrition.
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Diététique.
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Dietetics
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Nutrition
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Levensmiddelen.
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Voeding.
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Aliments -- Encyclopédies.
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Nutrition -- Encyclopédies.
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Diététique -- Encyclopédies.
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Nutrition -- Dictionnaires.
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Encyclopedia |
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encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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Sadler, M. J. (Michèle J.)
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Strain, J. J. Editor.
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Caballero, Benjamin. Editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Encyclopedia of human nutrition. San Diego : Academic Press, ©1999 0122266951 9780122266959 (DLC) 97016267 (OCoLC)36720212 |
| ISBN |
9780122266942 |
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0122266943 |
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0122266951 (v. 1) (print version) |
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9780122266959 (v. 1) (print version) |
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012226696X (v. 2) (print version) |
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9780122266966 (v. 2) (print version) |
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0122266978 (v. 3) (print version) |
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9780122266973 (v. 3) (print version) |
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0126468613 (v. 1) |
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9780126468618 (v. 1) |
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0126468621 (v. 2) |
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9780126468625 (v. 2) |
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012646863X (v. 3) |
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9780126468632 (v. 3) |
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0126468648 (v. 4) |
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9780126468649 (v. 4) |
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AU@ 000066217836 |
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DEBSZ 405338716 |
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GBVCP 785914498 |
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NZ1 13658639 |
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