Modern nutrition in health and disease / editors, A. Catharine Ross ... [et al.]. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Specific Dietary Constituents -- A. Major dietary constituents -- B. Minerals -- C. Vitamins -- D. Other Compounds with Health Relevance -- Part II. Nutritional Roles in Integrated Biologic Systems -- A. Nutrient-Gene Mechanisms -- B. Digestive, Endocrine, Immune, and Neural Mechanisms -- Part III. Nutritional Needs and Assessment during the Life Cycle and Physiologic Changes -- Part IV. Prevention and Management of Disease -- A. Obesity and Diabetes -- B. Cardiovascular Diseases -- C. Pediatirc and Adolescent Disorders --

D. Disorders of the Alimentary -- E. Nutritional Management during Cancer -- F. Skeletal and Joint Disorders -- G. Nutrition in Surgery and Trauma -- H. Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Neurologic Disorders -- I. Other Systemic Disorders -- J. Food Additives, Hazards, and Nutrient-Drug Interactions -- Part V. Nutrition of populations -- A. Nutrition in a Changing World -- B. Nutrition and Human Performance.