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This work covers the whole field of nutrition focusing on areas considered to be a priority for promoting health in industrialized countries. This edition includes more on health promotion theory and focuses on the application of nutritional sciences to health promotion rather than the basic sciences. Written primarily for students of nutrition studying health promotion modules, the text includes research and a review of the nutrition and health promotion literature. New developments/events such as the UK Food Guide plate, leptin, new variant CJD and E. Coli are also included. Throughout the book a greater emphasis is placed on factors affecting change and major health problems such as obesity, coronary heart disease and diet related cancer. Also covered are issues such as feeding of the neonate, exercise and eating behaviour, supplements, food additives and their relation to IQ and hyperactivity.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-139780340760697
eBay Product ID (ePID)95447684
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SubjectHealthcare System
Publication Year2002
Number of Pages480 Pages
Publication NameNutrition, 2ed: a Health Promotion Approach
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorGeoffrey Webb, Geoffrey P. Webb
FormatPaperback
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGeoffrey P. Webb, Geoffrey Webb