Food, Nutrition, and Health - Grand Format

Food, Nutrition and Health, second edition, is an introductory text for all students of food and nutrition. Understanding how food affects health is not just an area of learning - it is a part of life. With extended coverage of nutrition, society and the human lifecycle, you will be able to use this text throughout your studies and then take into practice. New to this edition : Five brand new chapters in applied nutrition including Nutrition for Exercise and Sport, Nutrition during Adolescence and Indigenous Australian Food Security : Working with an Intergenerational Perspective.
Significantly revised content across all chapters including extended coverage of nutrients and the biological principles of nutrition. Stop and Think questions allow you to develop your skills by drawing upon the content covered within the chapter. A holistic approach to the study of food, nutrition and the lifecycle. Cases and Research at Work provide real-life examples that expand on the themes being explored in the chapter.
Pathways to Practice provide key messages that address practice application skills that relate to different student cohorts (arts, exercise science. nutrition, nursing and public health). Linda Tapsell is Senior Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Science Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong.