Nutrition and Bone Health (Nutrition and Health)

Author: Holick, Michael F.

Brand: Humana

Edition: 2nd ed. 2015

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 718

Release Date: 02-01-2015

Part Number: 138 black & white illustrations, 21 colo

Details:

This newly revised edition contains updated versions of all of the topics that were in the first edition and has been substantially expanded with an additional 5 chapters. Each chapter includes information from the most up-to-date research on how nutritional factors can affect bone health, written with an evidence-based focus and complete with comprehensive references for each subject. Nutrition and Bone Health, second edition covers all aspects of nutrition and the skeleton, from the history and fundamentals, to the effects of macronutrients, minerals, vitamins, and supplements, and even covers the effects of lifestyle, the different life stages, and nutrition-related disorders and secondary osteoporosis. New chapters include HIV & AIDs and the skeleton, celiac disease and bone health, and nutrition and bone health in space.

Nutrition and Bone Health, second edition is a necessary resource for health care professionals, medical students, graduate students, dietitians, and nutritionists who are interested in how nutrition affects bone health during all stages of life.

EAN: 9781493920006

Package Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches

Languages: English