This widely accepted book on Introduction to Nutrition and Special Diets is now in its 4th edition and is fully updated. The book contains new graphs, photos, and instructions in all fields of nutrition that affect cardiovascular diseases, arterial pressure, and chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The book also includes the latest recommendations for pregnancy and infant nutrition, as well as recommendations for children and adults. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in developing and developed countries, as well as disorders in food intake and obesity, this latest edition is of interest worldwide and is a comprehensive guide for every general practitioner, dietitian, nurse, and all new medical personnel. 

Contents

• Foreword of the Greek edition
• Foreword of the 4th English edition
• Foreword of the 3rd English edition
• Reducing the risk of coronary heart disease
• Nutrition and arterial pressure
• Nutritional advice for other chronic diseases
• Nutrition during pregnancy
• Infant nutrition
• Children and adolescents
• Young adults and the elderly
• Malnutrition in developing countries
• Other nutritional deficiencies in affluent communities
• Vitamins and some trace elements
• Overweight and obesity
• Calculating nutrition
• Therapeutic diets
• Food poisoning
• Patrick G. Wall, Ciara E. O'Reilly
• Food sensitivity
• Food processing
• Nutritional support
• Nigel Reynolds, Christopher R. Pennington
• Some principles
• Index