Covers the whole field of nutrition. Describes the major foods and nutrients and their functions in healthy humans of all ages, and the nutritional management of clinical disease states. Takes into account current problems facing nutritionists: the fact that disease prevalence i…
"This book focuses on the problems of malnutrition in the ill elderly. It does not represent a comprehensive textbook on medical nutrition. The authors present precise strategies for detecting, preventing, and treating malnutrition. This book should be especially appealing for n…
This volume represents an interdisciplinary approach to an understanding of the chemistry, physiology, and medical significance of the vitamin riboflavin. Information has been reviewed on the physiological role of the vitamin, the metabolic effects of riboflavin deficiency in an…