Bringing together key topics in basic science, clinical nutrition, and public health, Nutrition, Health and Disease is an easy-to-read, student-friendly textbook which clearly demonstrates how the body s demand for nutrients changes throughout life, and thus the variety of ways in which nutrition and diet affect health and disease. The second edition of this successful text includes: * Expanded introductory material to ensure a firm grasp of key concepts * New content on vegetarian, vegan, kosher and other alternative diets * Dieting in adults * Gender and nutrition * Macro- and micronutrients * A range of new diagrams to support visual learners * Background on nutritional epidemiology and statistics. Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach is an ideal resource for the range of material a student or newly-qualified nutrition or dietetics professional needs to know.