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)

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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. "Doody's Core Titles™ 2009."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2146 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Tenth Edition edition (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781741335
• ISBN-13: 978-0781741330
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #217,734 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-Have Nutrition Text!, July 18, 1999

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This review is from: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Books) (Paperback)

This is one of the most comprehensive and valuable textbooks in the field of nutrition, covering major topics in basic and clinical nutrition. The 9th edition combines the two 8th edition volumes and includes new chapters. Topics covered in new chapters include alternative nutrition therapies, vegetarian diets, regulating food and dietary intakes and food labeling and dietary supplement legislation. I recommend this text for anyone in the field of nutrition and it is especially essential for anyone in a graduate nutrition program. If you are to buy one nutrition text, this should be it!

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" for Nutrition Graduate Students, May 11, 2000

By	Graduate Student in Nutrition (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Books) (Paperback)

This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date textbook on nutrition available! The 9th edition has 115 (one hundred fifteen) chapters and multiple sections of an Appendix, updated by 169 authors in 10 countries and from many scientific disciplines. Nutrition science has an extremely broad scope with relevance to all basic and applied biologic sciences, medicine, dentistry, dietetics, nursing, pharmacy, public health and public policy. In one very thorough edition (approx 2,000 pages), this text succeeds at integrating Nutrition science into practical knowledge. For around $100, the price equals 20 cents per page ... making it an extraordinary value! ENJOY :)

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

By	Ourocard Gold "Mara Reis" (Goiania, GO Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.