Nutrition Reviews'. Present Knowledge in Nutrition

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Abstract: A basic, but comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date text for dietitians and clinical nutritionists presents 58 overview papers on various areas of modern nutrition prepared by experts in their respective fields. The 58 papers of the text are organized among 9 principal themes, including energy concepts and related requirements luding obesity and undernutrition); macronutrients and metabolism; fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins; macrominerals (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K); microminerals (Fe, Zn, Cu,Se, Co, F, Si, Mn, Cr, I); nutritional needs in special situations (infancy, pregnancy, longevity, malnutrition, parenteral feedings, immune response); nutritional approaches to disease prevention and therapy; and the key historical events in nutrition information development. (wz)