Nutrition Throughout The Life Cycle

Nutrition is viewed traditionally as the specific dietary requirements of different age groups, without exploring diet in the context of a life-long contributory factor to well-being. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle summarises what is known about the relationship between diet and health at different points in the life cycle, and the nutritional requirements of individuals of different ages. Nutrition policy and health promotion are discussed, together with how dietary interventions can provide long-term benefits to individuals and populations. Also covered are the major dietary challenges that exist in modern society, including the rise in incidence of obesity in both children and adolescents, anaemia in children and adolescents, and diet-related cancers. This book is published in association with Leatherhead Food International.

Now in its sixth edition, NUTRITION THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE explains how nutrition impacts the ability to grow, develop, and function normally through each stage of the human life span, and how some common conditions can develop when nutritional deficits exist. Filled with learning features like chapter outlines, realistic case studies, and self-testing questions, this reader-focused text organizes chapters in pairs, walking you through each life stage and alternating between normal nutrition and clinical nutrition topics. NUTRITION THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE also comes to you from an expert author team of registered dieticians, teachers, and researchers -- all with unique perspectives and expertise to help you understand all of the content areas with interest and depth. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

This text presents an overview of the special nutritional issues common at the different periods of the life cycle. It stresses the impact of nutrition on quality of life at each stage of development and features the latest thinking on contemporary issues and current research.

Abstract: This comprehensive text is designed primarily for students in upper division courses in life cycle nutrition and for health professionals working in both individual and community programs. Focus is on human growth and development needs at each stage of life: pregnancy and lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adults and the aging process, and special needs of the elderly in the aging population. Discussions are provided on the changing body at each stage in the human life cycle; ways of determining nutritional status and needs along the way; the special needs of persons carrying increased risk at different ages and stressful life situations; and new approaches to nutrition education for health promotion. This text includes illustrations, appendices, charts, learning aids, and a glossary.

Uses research to explain the nutritional foundations necessary for the growth, development, and normal functioning of individuals in each stage of the life span. This book presents research in eating disorders, heart disease, diabetes, and many other topics.

This text includes nutrition during young and middle adult, pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence and aging years.

"Life cycle nutrition texts generally lack specificity when it comes to breaking down each portion of the lifespan. Nutrition Across Life Stages carefully differentiates different segments of the pediatric and geriatric populations, providing a comprehensive rundown of normal and clinical nutrition for lactation, infancy, early childhood, older adult, and geriatric populations"--