Dietetics and nutrition Books

Are you looking for a Vietnamese cookbook with 70 tasty and healthy recipes?In this book you will learn how to prepare at home 70 Vietnamese recipes for traditional and delicious food from Vietnam!

Medical nutrition therapy plays a central role in the management of diseases including reducing disease risk, slowing disease progression, and monitoring nutritional status. Though a nutrition care process has been implemented in some countries, many do...

Food selection plays an important role in ensuring pro- and anti-inflammatory balance. Certain foods are responsible for increasing inflammation while others have anti-inflammation properties. Western diets especially, rich in red meat, simple...

ketoCONTINUUM shares David's ketogenic journey from failing health to vibrancy. Author and internal medicine physician, Annette Bosworth, M.D., (Dr. Boz), uses the steps outlined in the ketoCONTINUUM to improve her patients' health at her clinic,...

BALANCE AND MODERATION should be the guiding theme in any wellness and weight management program. DECONSTRUCTING THE FOOD PYRAMID, addresses the valuation of the different food groups according to their nutritional and caloric contributions, and...

Reveals important new results from clinical trials conducted in Scandinavia, Scotland, Australia, Canada, and the United States.This timely reference reviews the vast body of clinical trial evidence supporting the once controversial view that high levels...

Primarily intended for physicians and health care professionals who are treating obese patients, this book explores current and future options for drug treatment of obesity puts them into perspective against available alternative treatments...

Coeliac Disease (CD) affects at least 1% of the population. “Classical” CD refers to gastrointestinal presentations with anaemia and gastrointestinal symptoms. CD can, however, present with extraintestinal manifestations, the commonest of...

Technological innovation continues to be present in all areas of our lives, offering seemingly endless possibilities. As technology is increasingly implemented in healthcare applications, it is necessary to understand whether users respond to a...

In recent years, there has been a rise in the demand of alternative agricultural commodities, specifically camel milk-based products. Camel products have become highly coveted items in today's commercial market due to their environmental and health...

Chahe aap janm se shakahari hon, ya aap swasthya samasyaon ke kaaran shakahar ka paalan kar rahe hon, ya aap mansahari hon, yeh poshan guide aapake liye hai! Aaye din kisi na kisi tarah ka naya diet type trend karata hai, jo asal me swasth...

Fat is bad, right? For the last decade we have been so inundated with negative messages about fat that it is revolutionary to think otherwise. This rhetoric has increased prejudice and decreased health in the very people targeted for "help"...

If you want to lose weight, you have to do it in a healthy way. You can't skip meals but you can eat a low carb diet. This book will discuss the basics of the diet along with recipes that you can whip up in your home kitchen. Highlight your favorite...

Nutrition and Diet in Menopause is a single comprehensive source that will provide readers with an understanding of menopause. Holistic in its approach, this volume is divided into five sections covering psychological, endocrine and lifestyle factors,...

This is the new and fully revised third edition of the well-received text that is the benchmark book in the field of nutrition and aging. The editors (specialists in geriatric nutrition, medical sociology, and clinical nutrition, respectively) and...

This is the first volume in a 2-volume compendium that is the go-to source for both research- and practice-oriented information on the importance of branched chain amino acids in maintaining the nutritional status and overall health of individuals,...

Nutrition in Pediatric Pulmonary Disease is a much needed resource for practitioners that provides a basic understanding of nutrition and nutritional supplements; their impact on physiologic function and how this can be applied for general health...

The metabolic and health effects of both nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners are controversial, and subjects of intense scientific debate.  These potential effects span not only important scientific questions, but are also...

"The doctor of the future will prescribe no medicine, but will want to educate their patients in the care of the body, proper diet, and disease prevention." ~ Thomas A. Edison. What was old, is very new again. Food is medicine, and the foods we eat can...

A simple guide to eating and living. Focuses on eating a healthy diet of whole foods and leading a healthy life style that includes moderate exercise, healthy relationships, spiritual care and enjoyable work.

This book outlines nutrition basics and nutritional issues for primary healthcare practitioners providing potential solutions or support for a range of health concerns.

The Republic of Korea (ROK) is projected by 2030 to have the longest living population compared to any nation on earth. A girl born in the ROK in 2030 will live up to 90.8 years on average. What are the reasons for this improvement in longevity?Among...

Nausea and vomiting affect 50-90% of all pregnant women to varying degrees, impacting not only nutritional status, emotional status, productivity and household economics.  This little book is the resource which provides...

You can enjoy eating rich, full-fat foods and lose weight without counting calories or suffering from hunger. The secret is a high-fat, ketogenic diet. Our bodies need fat. It's necessary for optimal health. It's also necessary in order to lose weight...

Healthology, Health Study, In Three Parts: Healthopathy, The Fasting Cure, Health Treatment is a book written by Irving James Eales in 1907. The book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of health. The first part,...

Bioenhancements of cereal and dairy compositions can play an important role in healthy diets. The latest addition to the new Food Biotechnology and Engineering series, Bioenhancement and Fortification of Foods for a Healthy Diet covers the technological...

Asia is the world's most populous region and has the highest per capita number of older people in the world. It is also home to the healthy ageing traditions of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine and the rich regional traditions of Japan, Korea, Southeast...

Many nutrition science and food production myths and misconceptions dominate the health and fitness field, and many athletes and active consumers unknowingly embrace a myriad of what can be deemed "junk science" which has now infiltrated many related...

This book "Ganoderma: Cultivation, Chemistry, and Medicinal Applications Volume 2" aims to consolidate the latest information on the macrofungi, emphasizing its bioactive compounds,and diverse therapeutic effects.

As we age, our physiology changes. Also, we tend to place less emphasis on proper nutrition. The more elderly we grow, the less resistant we become to major diseases such as cancer and heart disease. This state of affairs renders the elderly more...

Characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, metabolic syndrome is associated with the risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity, which increases the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular...

While medical professionals continue to practice traditional allopathic medicine, the public has turned towards integrative medical alternatives. Physicians must be informed to evaluate nutritional supplements, healing therapies, and dietary approaches...

This is the first comprehensive overview of adult malnutrition. Written by leading malnutrition experts, chapters cover the diagnosis, treatment, clinical and financial implications of malnutrition.

PARKINSON'S DISEASEDOPAMINE METABOLISM,APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY& NUTRITIONAuthors: Lucille Leader and Dr Geoffrey LeaderForeword: by Dr Nicholas MillerThis user-friendly monograph illustrates the various metabolic pathways implicated in Parkinson's...

Nutritional Ergogenic Aids provides an up-to-date review of what is hypothetical and what is known about the most extensively used nutritional ergogenic aids; dietary supplements to enhance physical and athletic performance. Among the 23 aids discussed...

Whole grains play an important role in healthy diets, due to their potential role in minimizing the risk factors for several diseases. Thus the need for a comprehensive work that addresses all aspects of whole grain technology including processing,...

""Food and Digestion in Health and Disease During Infant, Child, and Adult Life"" is a comprehensive book written by M. A. Dutch in 1906. The book explores the importance of proper nutrition and digestion throughout different stages of life, from infancy...

Medicinal Herbs to Boosts Immune System Plus Prevent Disease Bilingual Edition In English and Germany Languange Hardcover VersionFeeding your body with certain foods like fruit and vegetables may help keep your immune system strong. If you're looking for...

This book emerges as a pilot project to discuss the clinical experiences directly and the concept of Nutra-vigilance, by the experienced authors of respective specialties. It broadly discusses diet & nutrition based on 12 different groups of diet in...

Integrative medicine is an approach to wellness that makes use of both conventional and alternative therapies to achieve optimal health and healing. Nutrition-based therapies are consistently among the highest used alternative therapies to treat a wide...

Animal products are good source of disposable income for many small farmers in developing countries. In fact, livestock are often the most important cash crop in many small holder mixed farming systems. Livestock ownership currently supports and sustains...

Human Placental Trophoblasts: Impact of Maternal Nutrition explores the vital roles of trophoblasts play in fetal growth and pregnancy, giving you new insight into the modulation of placental trophoblast functions by nutrients. It also reviews the role...

Nutrition and Epigenetics presents new information on the action of diet and nutritional determinants in regulating the epigenetic control of gene expression in health and disease. Each chapter gives a unique perspective on a different nutritional or...

We live in an age of unprecedented access to information. The last decade has seen an exponential growth in data and material available, often at the touch of a button. However, this has also made it harder to discern between fact and fiction. What is...

Bromatologia Seu Doctrina De Esculentis Et Potulentis est liber a Joseph Jacob Plenck anno 1784 editus. In hoc libro, auctor agit de alimentis et potibus, eorumque natura, qualitate, origine, praeparatione, et usu. Plenck varias species esculentorum et...

Diabetes occurs at such an alarming rate that it can be described as a global epidemic. Following its predecessor, Nutrition and Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Management, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource that describes various factors that...

Brain related disorders are among the most challenging health issues of our time. The development of effective therapeutic and preventive strategies for these disorders relies on a comprehensive understanding of the underlying causative mechanisms. And,...

Focusing on food, herbals, and their chemical constituents, this book discusses how they contribute to health through control of metabolism, primarily as they relate to chronic disease development and treatment. Each chapter provides a comprehensive...