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Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Cardiovascular Disease
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Prevention of Major Disabilities: Improvement in Health Outcomes
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Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes
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Reviews
"This book is recommended for the health professional as a readable, concise resource for up-to-date information."-American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
"...an outstanding book...a very important contribution that will be of great value to many healthcare workers in the US and abroad." 4 Stars!
-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal
"Scientists and clinicians in the field of nutrition and related fields must own this book to have a truly complete library...provides a valuable resource to assess the latest thinking about a nutrient and health-risk reduction."
-American Scientist
"...an excellent source for the health care practitioner who wants to more clearly understand all the pertinent issues in nutrition as they relate to the current health of his or her patients." -Journal of the American College of Nutrition
"...an excellent resource for public health professionals looking for accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information on current research and recommendations on nutrition in the prevention of disease and disability."
-Canadian Journal of Public Health
"...highly recommended..." -Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Reviews of the first edition:
"...an excellent source for the healthcare practitioner who wants to more clearly understand all the pertinent issues in nutrition as they relate to the current health of his or her patients...strongly recommend[ed] to anyone in the field of primary care or nutrition...for...quick reference." -Journal of the American College of Nutrition
"...easy to read...It could provide invaluable information to those developing nutrition intervention strategies and would make an invaluable resource to seek and purchase for reference libraries." -Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
"...this book is highly recommended, not only for its practical and objective coverage of many important nutritional and health issues, but also for the concise summaries and specific recommendations on them at the end of each chapter." -Food and Nutrition Bulletin
"This book should appeal to a broad audience of nutritionists, dietitians, healthcare providers, educators, and a substantial number of the lay public...The chapters generally have an abundance of tables and a modest number of figures that summarize the findings of a large number of scientific investigations....This is an outstanding book....It is a very important contribution that will be of great value to many healthcare workers in the U.S. and abroad. It serves as a milepost of important nutritional measures for the prevention of chronic disease."4 STARS-Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal
"...an excellent resource for public health professionals looking for accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information on current research and recommendations on nutrition in the prevention of disease and disability." -Canadian Journal of Public Health
"...an important resource for physicians interested in nutrition...provides a scientific basis to evaluate the health claims of nutritional products [and] answer the nutritional inquiries of patients...nothing quite like it in scope and achievement for dealing with preventive nutrition." -Endocrinologist
"...should find a place on the bookshelves of all health professionals who recognise the role of diet in health promotion; in particular, dieticians, nutritionists and medical practitioners who are regularly faced with questions on nutrition and disease prevention." -South African Medical Journal
"Each chapter is well referenced...This book is recommended for the health professional as a readable, concise resource for up-to-date information." -American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
"This book is a comprehensive look at the prevention of disease through nutrition. The authors do a wonderful job summarizing the information offering straightforward recommendations." - E-Streams
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Preventive Nutrition
Book Subtitle: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals
Editors: Adrianne Bendich, Richard J. Deckelbaum
Series Title: Nutrition and Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-236-4
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-236-4Published: 06 March 2001
Series ISSN: 2628-197X
Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVI, 504
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Nutrition, Internal Medicine