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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to nutrition | |
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| Carbohydrates | |
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| Fats | |
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| Proteins | |
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| Mineral elements and water | |
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| Vitamins | |
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| Energy | |
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| Non-starch polysaccharides (dietary fibre) | |
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| An introduction to food science | |
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| Food-borne diseases and their prevention | |
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| Diet-related diseases | |
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| Factors which influence food choice | |
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| Dietary recommendations for adults | |
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| Diet in infancy, childhood and adolescence | |
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| Diet and dental disease | |
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| Nutrition and older people | |
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| The nutritional problems of minority ethnic groups | |
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| Nutrition and mental health | |
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| Nutrition for people with learning disabilities | |
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| Diet in obesity | |
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| Diet and cardiovascular disease | |
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| Nutritional support | |
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| Diet in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract | |
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| Diet in disorders of the liver and biliary system | |
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| Diet in disorders of the kidneys | |
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| Diet in diabetes mellitus | |
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| Diet in some disorders encountered in paediatrics | |
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| Diet in HIV infection | |
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| Diet in the treatment of multiple sclerosis | |
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| Diet and arthritis | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Appendix 1: Units of measurement | |
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| Appendix 2: Dietary reference values for vitamins | |
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| Appendix 3: Estimated average requirements (EARs) for energy for children and adolescents | |
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| Appendix 4: Estimated average requirements (EARs) for energy for groups of men and women | |
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| Appendix 5: Changes that would be needed in consumption of foods normally eaten during one week, to achieve the COMA nutrient targets | |
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| Appendix 6: Guide to foods for inclusion during weaning | |
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| Appendix 7: Recommendations for maintaining good nutritional status in elderly people | |
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| Appendix 8: Body mass index chart | |
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| Appendix 9: Activity and injury factors for estimation of energy requirements | |
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| Appendix 10: Methods of calculating individual nitrogen requirements | |
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| Appendix 11: Adult fluid and electrolyte requirements | |
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| Index | |