Fully updated, the Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics, second edition is a practical quick-reference guide to the vital and valued subject of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease and the maintenance of good health. This handbook will be an invaluable companion for all dietici[...]
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions, not only in industrialized nations, but in less developed countries. It represents one of the major global public health challenges of the current century. This proposes that the causes of obesity are primarily socio-economic and the result of a distorted ag[...]