The science of human nutrition and its applications to health promotion continue to gain momentum. In the relatively short time since the release of the first edition of this Encyclopedia, a few landmark discoveries have had a dramatic multiplying effect over nutrition science: the mapping of the human genome, the links between molecular bioenergetics and lifespan, the influence of nutrients on viral mutation, to name a few.
But perhaps the strongest evidence of the importance of nutrition for human health comes from the fact that almost 60% of the diseases that kill humans are related to diet and lifestyle (including smoking and physical activity). These are all modifiable risk factors. As individuals and organizations intensify their efforts to reduce disease risks, the need for multidisciplinary work becomes more apparent. Today, an effective research or program team is likely to include several professionals from fields other than nutrition. For both nutrition and non-nutrition scientists, keeping up to date on the concepts and interrelationships between nutrient needs, dietary intake and health outcomes is essential. The new edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition hopes to address these needs. While rigorously scientific and up to date, EHN provides concise and easily understandable summaries on a wide variety of topics. The nutrition scientist will find that the Encyclopedia is an effective tool to ‘‘fill the void’’ of information in areas beyond his/her field of expertise. Professionals from other fields will appreciate the ease of alphabetical listing of topics, and the presentation of information in a rigorous but concise way, with generous aid from graphs and diagrams.
For a work that involved more than 340 authors requires, coordination and attention to detail is critical. The editors were fortunate to have the support of an excellent team from Elsevier’s Major Reference Works division. Sara Gorman and Paula O’Connell initiated the project, and Tracey Mills and Samuel Coleman saw it to its successful completion.
We trust that this Encyclopedia will be a useful addition to the knowledge base of professionals involved in research, patient care, and health promotion around the globe.
- The Authors -
Key Features
- EASY TO USE - for the experienced practitioner requiring a specific piece of information to the general reader requiring an overview of a new topic.
- COMPREHENSIVE - More than 300 articles, from `Adaptive Responses to Malnutrition' through to `Zinc', are extensively cross-referenced and indexed, with `dummy entries' provided to direct the reader to the relevant entry. The Encyclopedia will benefit from the award-winning indexing system developed for the Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology & Nutrition.
- AN INFORMATION TOOL - Each article provides the reader with a solid grounding in that area, suggests `links' to related articles, and lists Further Reading topics, directing them to important texts in that area.
Contents
Volume I
- A
- B
- C
- D
Volume II
- D cont
- E
- F
- G
- H
Volume III
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
Volume IV
- P cont
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
About the Author
- Benjamin Caballero is Professor of International Health and Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. His research focuses on childhood malnutrition and obesity.
- Lindsay Allen is the Director of the USDA's Western Human Nutrition Research Center, and Research Professor in the Department of Nutrition, at the University of California, Davis. Her research is concerned with the prevalence, causes, consequences and prevention of micronutrient deficiencies, primarily in developing countries.
- Andrew Prentice is Professor of International Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He leads the Medical Research Council's International Nutrition Group which is based in London and The Gambia. His research interests have encompassed human energy metabolism and obesity as well as maternal and child nutrition in developing countries.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 2000 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (July 27, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0121501108
- ISBN-13: 978-0121501105
- Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 6 inches