Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease (Shils)) [Hardcover]

Maurice E. Shils (Editor), Moshe Shike (Editor), A. Catharine Ross (Editor), Benjamin Caballero (Editor), Robert J. Cousins (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781741335 | ISBN-13: 978-0781741330 | Publication Date: August 18, 2005 | Edition: Tenth

The Tenth Edition of this widely acclaimed book is a complete, authoritative reference on nutrition and its role in contemporary medicine, dietetics, nursing, public health, and public policy. Distinguished international experts provide in-depth information on historical landmarks in nutrition, specific dietary components, nutrition in integrated biologic systems, nutritional assessment through the life cycle, nutrition in various clinical disorders, and public health and policy issues.

This 50th Anniversary edition offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nutrition issues, public health concerns, the role of obesity in a variety of chronic illnesses, genetics as it applies to nutrition, and areas of major scientific progress relating nutrition to disease.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2146 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Tenth edition (August 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781741335
• ISBN-13: 978-0781741330
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Pathophysiology

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comment about Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, November 10, 2006

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This review is from: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease (Shils)) (Hardcover)

This new edition offers a variety of essential knowledge for human nutrition.This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and detailed account of the nutrition in monitoring human health.I adopt as a textbook for classroom and reference use.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous book - a nutrition bible!, October 8, 2006

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Definitely a must-have for those seeking higher learning in the field of nutrition. Covers in-depth individual topics on different vitamins and minerals as well as specific disease conditions.

4.0 out of 5 stars Book content fantastic; quality a little disappointing., December 14, 2009

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This review is from: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease (Shils)) (Hardcover)

This book is a must-have for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of the biochemical nature of disease processes, & appropriate nutritional/medical interventions. Physiology/pathophysiology is clear & succinct, & covers diseases not often covered in other nutritional texts. Nice to see a US publication using SI rather than Empirical Units! The Appendices are one of the highlights of the book- not just a few tables, but a whole section- very useful & practical. One short-fall in this book is the lack of use of uniform imaging & coloured diagrams, and only 2 pages of colour plates (Part IIe, section 38)?!, which detracts slightly from their welcome abundance. In all, a prized addition to anyone's library who wishes to have a comprehensive resource at their fingertips.

Book quality- This is a well-bound, sturdy publication, with fine paper a necessity to hold over 2000pages of information. I was a little disappointed to find, on unwrapping the book, that it has a whelt (moisture or manufacture?) on the cover along with some scratches, and a few of the front pages were dog-eared. If customers are paying over $100 for a text, they expect better care of the book on your part!