Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of "Nutrition throughout the life cycle" is a comprehensive text that covers core nutrition concepts throughout the life span and presents realistic views of today's nutritional concerns in key areas. It features contemporary topics of interest such as sport/fitness nutrition, alcohol and drug use and behavioural aspects of nutrition integrated throughout the chapters for each age group. There is comprehensive coverage of nutrition during the adult years, ages 25-65 with an emphasis on women's health issues.;New to this edition are: a chapter on nutrition and assessment basics; a chapter on nutrition and the adult; women's nutrition and health updated; and recommended dietary allowance tables.
