tion in the Prevention and of Disease

tion in the Prevention and of Disease has been proving itself in the classroom for nearly 10 years and is praised as being accessible, applicable and a valuable textbook. It focuses specifically on the relationship between disease and tion, an area of ever increasing interest and concern as care costs and availability continue to be an issue worldwide. Now reaching beyond just the individual care concern, the potential for tional interventions to improve status is also of heightened interest to public professionals who are faced with an aging, obese, at-risk-of-es population who may or may not have access to insurance. This textbook is the foundation of understanding how tion can be used to improve status. New to this edition: 100% overall new material. 26 new authors or co-authors and all chapters have been completed updated 4 completely new chapters: Surgery for Severe Obesity Snacking and Energy Balance in Humans Phytos in the Prevention and of Obesity and Its Related Cancers Bioavailability and sm of Bioactive Compounds from Foods New section on Dietary Bioactive Compounds for explores bioactive components present in edible s of particular interest for the prevention of disease New to the obesity section is a chapter on the management of patients who have undergone surgical for obesity * Selected for inclusion in Doody's Core Titles 2013, an essential collection development tool for sciences libraries * Integration of food issues with tion provides a unique perspective to disease prevention/control * Material in the book is up-to-date with current research * Individual sections of the book can be used for mini-courses or in-depth study * Diversity of material makes this text useful for tional scientists and also for upper division tion course work

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