{"product_id":"nutrition-geoffrey-p-webb-9780815362418","title":"Nutrition: Maintaining and Improving Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the tradition of its predecessor, the fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eNutrition: Maintaining and Improving Health \u003c\/i\u003econtinues to offer a wide-ranging coverage of all aspects of nutrition while providing new information to this edition including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncreased coverage of experimental and observational methods used in nutrition \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth focus on the nutritional implications of the increased adoption of vegetarian and vegan lifestyles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eStreamlined referencing - a short selected list of key references at the end of each chapter with URL links to free additional resources where possible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of nutrition debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritical coverage of \"medicinal uses of food\" including superfoods, functional foods and dietary supplements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated bullet point summaries of key points after each major topic within each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author provides an evidence-based evaluation of many key nutrition beliefs and philosophies. The book contains in-depth and critical reviews of the methods used to evaluate nutritional intakes\/status and the observational and experimental used to investigate putative links between dietary factors and health outcome. It covers the role of food as a source of energy and nutrients while discussing the non-nutritional roles of food and the social and psychological factors that influence food choice. Presenting a critical discussion on the value of nutrition research linking specific foods or nutrients to specific diseases which encourages students to question the value of some current nutrition research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is essential reading for all nutrition and dietetics students with different backgrounds who are studying nutrition as a specific discipline for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey P. Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815362412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815362418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Geoffrey P. Webb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926458532095,"sku":"9780815362418","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_42955cdc-088c-487e-b233-ee9bedd15575.jpg?v=1681083188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nutrition-geoffrey-p-webb-9780815362418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}