Nutrition and Disease Prevention

Praise for the previous edition:

"For biology, culinary arts classes, and health classes needing information about the importance of good nutrition, [this] would be valuable...Recommended."--Library Media Connection

Nutrition and Disease Prevention, Second Edition delves into the complex relationship between nutrition and the prevention of disease. From classic deficiency diseases to problems of metabolism and nutrient absorption, and from severe malnutrition to obesity, nutritional status means the difference between health and sickness or even life and death. Today, researchers are defining the relationship between nutrients and the development of diseases in previously unsuspected ways--approaches that may lead to longer, healthier lives for all.