Contents
Contributors vii
Series Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xii
1. Introduction to Human Nutrition: A Global Perspective on Food and Nutrition 1
HH Vorster
2. Body Composition 12
P Deurenberg
3. Energy Metabolism 31
A Astrup and A Tremblay
4. Nutrition and Metabolism of Proteins and Amino Acids 49
NK Fukagawa and Y-M Yu
5. Digestion and Metabolism of Carbohydrates 74
J Mathers and TMS Wolever
6. Nutrition and Metabolism of Lipids 86
BA Griffi n and SC Cunnane
7. Dietary Reference Standards 122
KM Younger
8. The Vitamins 132
DA Bender
9. Minerals and Trace Elements 188
JJ Strain and KD Cashman
10. Measuring Food Intake 238
UE MacIntyre
11. Food Composition 276
HC Schönfeldt and JM Holden
12. Food and Nutrition: Policy and Regulatory Issues 293
MJ Gibney and A McKevitt
13. Nutrition Research Methodology 305
JA Martínez and MA Martínez-González
14. Food Safety: A Public Health Issue of Growing Importance 324
A Reilly, C Tlustos, J O’Connor, and L O’Connor
15. Food and Nutrition-Related Diseases: The Global Challenge 350
HH Vorster and MJ Gibney
Index 361