Abstract:The fourth edition of Modern in Health and Disease follows the organization established in previous volumes, ie, Normal Nutrition, in Disease, and in Periods of Physiologic Stress. Each of the 43 chap...The fourth edition of Modern in Health and Disease follows the organization established in previous volumes, ie, Normal Nutrition, in Disease, and in Periods of Physiologic Stress. Each of the 43 chapters is, in essence, a review of a given topic, with primary emphasis on nutritional principles rather than dietetics. Three new chapters have been added, two under Normal Nutrition and one under in Disease. These are (1) Naturally Occurring Toxic Foods by Mickelsen and Yang; (2) Evaluation of in Population Groups by Pearson; and (3) in Brain Function by Coursin. All are timely, well-written additions to the book. The rest of the volume has been revised extensively, and 12 new authors are listed. In spite of the expansion in content, the fourth edition contains 20 fewer pages than the previous one, but this was accomplished by increasing the size of the page byRead More
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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