Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach

Bringing together key topics in basic science, clinical nutrition, and public health, Nutrition, Health and Disease is an easy–to–read, student–friendly textbook which clearly demonstrates how the body’s demand for nutrients changes throughout life, and thus the variety of ways in which nutrition and diet affect health and disease.

The second edition of this successful text includes:

Expanded introductory material to ensure a firm grasp of key concepts New content on vegetarian, vegan, kosher and other alternative diets Dieting in adults Gender and nutrition Macro– and micronutrients A range of new diagrams to support visual learners Background on nutritional epidemiology and statistics. 

Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach is an ideal resource for the range of material a student or newly–qualified nutrition or dietetics professional needs to know. 

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Glossary of terms

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION TO LIFESPAN NUTRITION

1.1 The lifespan approach to nutrition

1.2 The concept of balance

1.3 The individual response to nutrition

1.4 Assessment of nutritional status

1.5 Nutritional epidemiology: understanding diet–disease relationships

1.6 Dietary reference values

Chapter 2. BEFORE LIFE BEGINS

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Nutrition and female fertility

2.3 Nutrition and male fertility

2.4 Preparation for pregnancy

Chapter 3 PREGNANCY

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Physiological demands of pregnancy

3.3. Nutrient requirements in pregnancy

3.4 Diet in relation to pregnancy outcomes

3.5. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP)

3.6 Cravings and aversions

3.7 Gastrointestinal disturbances in pregnancy

3.8 High–risk pregnancies

Chapter 4 FETAL NUTRITION AND DISEASE IN LATER LIFE

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Developmental Origins of Adult Disease

4.3 Evidence linking maternal nutrition to disease in later life

4.4 Mechanistic basis of fetal programming

4.5 Implications of the programming hypothesis

Chapter 5. LACTATION AND INFANT FEEDING

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The physiology of lactation

5.3 The advantages of breastfeeding

5.4 Trends in breastfeeding behaviour

5.5 Situations in which breastfeeding is not advised

5.6 Alternatives to breastfeeding

Chapter 6 NUTRITION AND CHILDHOOD

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Infancy (Birth to Five)

6.3 Childhood (Five to Thirteen)

6.4 Obesity in children

Chapter 7. NUTRITION AND ADOLESCENCE

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Physical development

7.3 Psychosocial development

7.4 Nutritional requirements in adolescence

7.5 Nutritional intakes in adolescence

7.6 Potential problems with nutrition

Chapter 8. THE ADULT YEARS

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Changing needs for nutrients

8.3 Guidelines for healthy nutrition

8.4 Disease states associated with unhealthy nutrition and lifestyle

Chapter 9. NUTRITION, AGEING AND THE ELDERLY

9.1 Introduction

9.2 The ageing population

9.3 The ageing process

9.4 Nutrient requirements of the elderly

9.5 Barriers to healthy nutrition in the elderly

9.6 Common nutrition–related problems

Appendix

A1 Classification of nutrients

A2 Carbohydrates

A2.1 Major roles

A2.2 Structure and classification of carbohydrates

A2.3 Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates

A3 Lipids

A3.1 Major roles

A3.2 Structure and classification of lipids

A3.2.1 Fatty acids

A3.2.2 Phospholipids and triglycerides

A3.2.3 Digestion and absorption of lipids

A4 Protein

A4.1 Major roles

A4.2 Amino acids

A4.3 Structure of proteins

A4.4 Digestion and absorption of proteins

A5 Micronutrients

A5.1 Minerals

A5.2 Vitamins

Index