Manual of Nutrition

Eleventh Edition

Author:

Food Standards Agency

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'Manual of Nutrition - Eleventh Edition' is published at a time when there has never been a greater public interest in the relationship between food and health. It is also a period of unprecedented efforts to tackle food-related public health problems such as cardiovascular disease and the ever-increasing incidence of obesity in all age groups of the population. There is particular concern about saturated fat, salt, and sugar intakes.

This manual therefore describes the major nutrients, their roles in the body, the foods in which they are found, and the way in which these foods are digested so that the nutrients can be utilised by the body. A new feature for this edition is coverage of the safety aspects of vitamin and mineral intakes from dietary supplements, which were not available when the previous edition was published. Reflecting current emphasis in dietary advice, new values for children's target salt intakes are included. Practical aids to achieving a healthy diet, such as portion sizes for fruit and vegetables, are also included.

Contents:

• List of tables

• Foreword

• Part 1 - Nutrients and their Utilisation

  • 1 - Introduction to nutrition, and some definitions

  • 2 - Carbohydrates

  • 3 - Fats

  • 4 - Protein

  • 5 - Energy needs and food consumption

  • 6 - Digestion of food and absorption of major nutrients

  • 7 - Minerals

  • 8 - Vitamins

  • 9 - Dietary reference Values for nutrients

• Part 2 - Nutritional Value of Foods and Diets

  • 10 - Introduction, and general effects of preparation and processing

  • 11 - Foods

  • 12 - Nutritional value of meals and the whole diet

  • 13 - Needs of particular groups of people

• Appendices

  • 1 - Common measure and conversion factors

  • 2 - Equations for estimating the basal metabolic rate (BMR)

  • 3 - Composition of food

  • 4 - The use of food tables for calculations of the nutritional value of foods

  • 5 - Approximate servings of commonly used foods

  • 6 - The Eatwell Plate

  • 7 - Food additives

  • 8 - Legislation governing the composition and labelling of food

  • 9 - Further reading

Extent	188 pages	ISBN	9780112431169
Size	A5	Price	£Not known
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