Practical Skills in Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics

If you are studying food science, nutrition and dietetics, or a related course, then this book will be an indispensable companion throughout your entire degree programme. This one-stop text will guide you through the wide range of practical, analytical and data handling skills that you will need during your studies. It will also give you a solid grounding in wider transferable skills such as teamwork, using information technology, communicating information and study skills. 

Practical Skills in Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics provides an easy-to-read guide to help you develop the skills you need to succeed. It explains the essential elements of practical techniques and procedures in a step-by-step manner to help you understand their application in the context of food science, nutrition and dietetics.

This texts unique and comprehensive coverage includes: general advice on practical work; measuring techniques; statistical techniques; analysis and presentation of data; and study skills.  

Features include:

• Coverage of a wide range of practical aspects grouped into chapters covering dietary assessment and intervention; analytical techniques in food science; assaying food components and properties; and food microbiology and processing
• Numerous margin tips and hints, 'how to' boxes, checklists, and worked examples
• Key points highlight critical features of methodology
• Guidance on scientific method and statistics.
• Comprehensive coverage of study skills.