Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach, 3rd Edition

.In this newly revised third edition of Nutrition, Health and Disease, prominent researcher and Professor of Human Nutrition Simon Langley-Evans delivers an easy-to-read and student-friendly textbook on the changing demands for nutrients made by the body throughout the human lifespan.Thorough introductions to lifespan nutrition, maternal nutrition prior to conception, pregnancy, and the relationship between fetal nutrition and disease later in lifePractical discussions of lactation and infant feeding, nutrition during childhood, nutrition during adolescence, and nutrition in the adult yearsDetailed examination of contemporary evidence of the relationship between diet, body weight, and the major nutrition-related diseases: cancer, heart disease and diabetesExploration of vegetarian, vegan, and other alternative diets, as well as dieting for weight loss in adults, gender and nutrition, macro- and micronutrients, and a background on nutritional epidemiologyAccess to an updated student companion website with additional resourcesPerfect for nutrition and dietetics students, as well as newly qualified nutrition and dietetics professionals, this foundational textbook will also earn a place on the bookshelves of other healthcare students and professionals who seek a one-stop reference on the impact that nutrition has on health and disease.Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach 3rd Edition is written by Simon Langley-Evans and published by Wiley-Blackwell. ISBNs for Nutrition, Health and Disease are 9781119717546, 111971754X and the print ISBNs are 9781119717515, 1119717515. Additional ISBNs include 9781119717577.