Description

This book presents latest information and exhaustive and up–to–date exposition of nutrition and food requirements during different stages of life cycle and during various disease conditions.

• It describes in detail the nutritional and food requirements for adults, infants, children, adolescents and ageing persons.

• It explains the nutritional and food requirements of expectant and lactating mothers.

• It highlights the correct diet in cases of fever, obesity, anaemia, diabetes mellitus, ulcers, food sensitivity and diseases of the gastrointestinal disorders, heart, liver and kidneys.

• Includes chapters on diet in cases of cancer and genetic disorders.

• Importance is given to adjuncts to diet therapy like physical activity for all age groups and conditions in line with lifestyle modifications.

• Food is valued not only for its nutritive value but also for its health value. The role of functional foods is discussed in all the chapters.

• It also gives recent advances in Food, Nutrition and Drug Interaction and a special emphasis on nutritional management in AIDS.

• All topics are explained in simple and systematic manner, supported by relevant illustrations, and tables.

Over all preventive nutrition is emphasised along with therapeutic nutrition.