Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 11th Edition, offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nutrition issues, public health concerns, the role of obesity in a variety of chronic illnesses, genetics as it applies to nutrition, and areas of major scientific progress relating nutrition to disease.

Table of Contents

• About the Editors
• Preface
• Contributors
• Part I. Specific Dietary Components
• A. Major Dietary Constituents
• Chapter 1. Proteins and Amino Acids - Dwight E. Matthews
• Chapter 2. Carbohydrates - Nancy L. Keim, Roy J. Levin, and Peter J. Havel
• Chapter 3. Dietary Fiber - Holly J. Willis and Joanne L. Slavin
• Chapter 4. Lipids, Sterols, and Their Metabolites - Peter J. H. Jones and Todd Rideout
• Chapter 5. Energy Needs: Assessment and Requirements - Nancy F. Butte and Benjamin Caballero
• Chapter 6. Water, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Metabolism - James L. Bailey, Jeff M. Sands, and Harold A. Franch
• B. Minerals
• Chapter 7. Calcium - Connie M. Weaver and Robert P. Heaney
• Chapter 8. Phosphorus - Kimberly O. O'Brien, Jane E. Kerstetter, and Karl L. Insogna
• Chapter 9. Magnesium - Robert K. Rude
• Chapter 10. Iron - Marianne Wessling-Resnick
• Chapter 11. Zinc - Janet C. King and Robert J. Cousins
• Chapter 12. Copper - James F. Collins
• Chapter 13. Iodine - Peter Laurberg
• Chapter 14. Selenium - Roger A. Sunde
• Chapter 15. Manganese - Alan L. Buchman
• Chapter 16. Trace Elements - Curtis D. Eckhert
• C. Vitamins
• Chapter 17. Vitamin A - A. Catharine Ross
• Chapter 18. Vitamin D - Glenville Jones
• Chapter 19. Vitamin E - Maret G. Traber
• Chapter 20. Vitamin K - John W. Suttie
• Chapter 21. Thiamin - Chantal Bémeur and Roger F. Butterworth
• Chapter 22. Riboflavin - Hamid M. Said and A. Catharine Ross
• Chapter 23. Niacin - James B. Kirkland
• Chapter 24. Vitamin B6 - Vanessa R. da Silva, Amy D. Mackey, Steven R. Davis, and Jesse F. Gregory III
• Chapter 25. Pantothenic Acid - Paula R. Trumbo
• Chapter 26. Folic Acid - Patrick J. Stover
• Chapter 27. Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) - Ralph Carmel
• Chapter 28. Biotin - Donald M. Mock
• Chapter 29. Vitamin C - Mark Levine and Sebastian J. Padayatty
• Chapter 30. Choline - Steven H. Zeisel
• D. Other Compounds with Health Relevance
• Chapter 31. Carotenoids - Xiang-Dong Wang
• Chapter 32. Carnitine - Charles J. Rebouche
• Chapter 33. Cysteine, Taurine, and Homocysteine - Martha H. Stipanuk
• Chapter 34. Glutamine - Thomas R. Ziegler
• Chapter 35. Arginine, Citrulline, and Nitric Oxide - Yvette C. Luiking, Leticia Castillo, and Nicolaas E.P. Deutz
• Chapter 36. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Health Promotion - John Milner, Cheryl Toner, and Cindy D. Davis
• Chapter 37. Polyphenols and Flavonoids - Ronald L. Prior
• Chapter 38. Probiotics and Prebiotics as Modulators of the Gut Microbiota - Sandra Tejero, Ian R. Rowland, Robert Rastall, and Glenn R. Gibson
• Part II. Nutritional Roles in Integrated Biologic Systems
• A. Nutrient–Gene Mechanisms
• Chapter 39. Nutritional Regulation of Gene Expression and Nutritional Genomics - Robert J. Cousins and Louis A. Lichten
• Chapter 40. Genetic Variation: Effect on Nutrient Utilization and Metabolism - Patrick J. Stover and Zhenglong Gu
• Chapter 41. Epigenetics - Paul Haggarty
• B. Digestive, Endocrine, Immune, and Neural Mechanisms
• Chapter 42. Nutritional Physiology of the Alimentary Tract - Shelby Sullivan, David Alpers, and Samuel Klein
• Chapter 43. Nutrition and the Chemical Senses - Valerie B. Duffy
• Chapter 44. Control of Food Intake and Appetite - Syed Sufyan Hussain, Akila De Silva, and Stephen Robert Bloom
• Chapter 45. Nutrition and the Immune System - Charles B. Stephensen and Susan J. Zunino
• Chapter 46. Defenses against Oxidative Stress - Dean P. Jones
• Chapter 47. Mechanisms of Nutrient Sensing - Douglas G. Burrin and Teresa A. Davis
• Part III. Nutritional Needs and Assessment during the Life Cycle and Physiologic Changes
• Chapter 48. Body Composition - Scott Going, Melanie Hingle, and Joshua Farr
• Chapter 49. Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry - Youfa Wang, Hyunjung Lim, and Benjamin Caballero
• Chapter 50. Metabolic Consequences of Starvation - L. John Hoffer
• Chapter 51. Metabolic Consequences of Calorie Restriction - Edward P. Weiss and Luigi Fontana
• Chapter 52. Nutrition in Pregnancy - R. Elaine Turner
• Chapter 53. Nutrition in Lactation - Deborah L. O'Connor and Mary Frances Picciano
• Chapter 54. Nutritional Requirements of Infants and Children - William C. Heird
• Chapter 55. Nutrition in Adolescence - Marie-Pierre St-Onge and Kathleen L. Keller
• Chapter 56. Nutrition in Older Adults - Connie Watkins Bales and Mary Ann Johnson
• Chapter 57. Clinical Manifestations of Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities - Douglas C. Heimburger
• Part IV. Prevention and Management of Disease
• A. Obesity and Diabetes
• Chapter 58. Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention - Sarit Polsky, Victoria A. Catenacci, Holly R. Wyatt, and James O. Hill
• Chapter 59. Obesity Management - Lawrence J. Cheskin and Kavita H. Poddar
• Chapter 60. Bariatric Surgery - Kevin Tymitz, Thomas Magnuson, and Michael Schweitzer
• Chapter 61. Nutritional Management of Diabetes Mellitus - Susan Oh, Rita Rastogi Kalyani, and Adrian Dobs
• Chapter 62. Metabolic Syndrome: Definition, Relationship with Insulin Resistance, and Clinical Utility - Dominic N. Reeds
• Chapter 63. Nutrition and Inflammatory Processes - Philip C. Calder
• B. Cardiovascular Diseases
• Chapter 64. Nutrient and Genetic Regulation of Lipoprotein Metabolism - Edward A. Fisher, Raanan Shamir, and Robert A. Hegele
• Chapter 65. Nutrition in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease and the Management of Lipoprotein Disorders - Ernst J. Schaefer
• Chapter 66. Diet and Blood Pressure - Lawrence J. Appel
• C. Pediatric and Adolescent Disorders
• Chapter 67. Pediatric Feeding Problems - Richard M. Katz, James K. Hyche, and Ellen K. Wingert
• Chapter 68. Protein-Energy Malnutrition - Manuel Ramirez-Zea and Benjamin Caballero
• Chapter 69. Inherited Metabolic Disease: Amino Acids, Organic Acids, and Galactose - Louis J. Elsas II and Phyllis B. Acosta
• Chapter 70. Inherited Lipid Disorders of β-Oxidation - Jerry Vockley, Lynne A. Wolfe, and Deborah L. Renaud
• Chapter 71. Nutritional Management of Infants and Children with Specific Diseases and Other Conditions - Arthur Cooper, Richard L. Mones, and William C. Heird
• Chapter 72. Food Insecurity in Children: Impact on Physical, Psychoemotional, and Social Development - Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
• D. Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
• Chapter 73. Nutrition and Dental Medicine - Riva Touger-Decker, Diane Rigassio Radler, and Dominick P. DePaola
• Chapter 74. Esophagus and Stomach - Mark H. DeLegge
• Chapter 75. Assessment of Malabsorption - John K. DiBaise
• Chapter 76. Diet and Intestinal Disaccharidases - Steve Hertzler, Yeonsoo Kim, Rubina Khan, Michelle Asp, and Dennis Savaiano
• Chapter 77. Short Bowel Syndrome - Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy
• Chapter 78. Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Implications for Its Role in the Management of Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis - Gerald W. Dryden and Douglas L. Seidner
• Chapter 79. Celiac Disease - Carol E. Semrad
• Chapter 80. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diverticular Disease - Lauren Schwartz and Carol E. Semrad
• Chapter 81. Nutrition in Pancreatic Diseases - Amit Raina and Stephen J. D. O'Keefe
• Chapter 82. Nutrition in Liver Disorders and the Role of Alcohol - Juliane I. Beier, Sarah Landes, Mohammad Mohammad, and Craig J. McClain
• Chapter 83. Enteral Feeding - Laura E. Matarese and Michele M. Gottschlich
• Chapter 84. Parenteral Nutrition - Rex O. Brown, Gayle Minard, and Thomas R. Ziegler
• Chapter 85. Nutrition Therapy in Hospital and Outpatient Medicine - Kris M. Mogensen and Malcolm K. Robinson
• E. Nutritional Management during Cancer
• Chapter 86. Epidemiology of Diet and Cancer Risk - Walter C. Willett and Edward Giovannucci
• Chapter 87. Cancer Cachexia - Vickie E. Baracos
• Chapter 88. Nutritional Support of the Patient with Cancer - David A. August and Maureen Huhmann
• F. Skeletal and Joint Disorders
• Chapter 89. Bone Biology in Health and Disease - Robert P. Heaney
• Chapter 90. Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis - Katherine L. Tucker and Clifford J. Rosen
• Chapter 91. Nutrition and Diet in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases - Sarah L. Morgan and Joseph E. Baggott
• G. Nutrition in Surgery and Trauma
• Chapter 92. Hypercatabolic States - Stephen F. Lowry and Susette M. Coyle
• Chapter 93. Nutrition Support for the Patient with Surgery, Trauma, or Sepsis - Kenneth A. Kudsk
• Chapter 94. Nutrition in Burn Injury - Marc G. Jeschke, Celeste C. Finnerty, Rachael A. Harrison, and David N. Herndon
• H. Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Neurologic Disorders
• Chapter 95. Nutritional Disorders of the Nervous System - Gustavo C. Román
• Chapter 96. Behavioral Disorders Affecting Food Intake: Eating Disorders and Other Psychiatric Conditions - Janelle W. Coughlin, Margaret Seide, and Angela S. Guarda
• I. Other Systemic Disorders
• Chapter 97. Nutrition, Diet, and the Kidney - Joel D. Kopple
• Chapter 98. Hematologic Aspects of Iron Deficiency and Less Common Nutritional Anemias - Christopher R. Chitambar and Aśok C. Antony
• Chapter 99. Nutrition in Respiratory Diseases - Neal M. Patel and Margaret M. Johnson
• Chapter 100. Nutrition and Infectious Diseases - Alice M. Tang, Ellen Smit, and Richard D. Semba
• J. Food Additives, Hazards, and Nutrient–Drug Interactions
• Chapter 101. Food Additives, Contaminants, and Natural Toxicants: Maintaining a Safe Food Supply - Steve L. Taylor and Joseph L. Baumert
• Chapter 102. Food Allergies and Intolerances - Steve L. Taylor and Joseph L. Baumert
• Chapter 103. Drug–Nutrient Interactions - Lingtak-Neander Chan
• Part V. Nutrition of Populations
• A. Nutrition in a Changing World
• Chapter 104. Foundations of a Healthy Diet - Walter C. Willett and Meir J. Stampfer
• Chapter 105. Dietary Patterns - Katherine L. Tucker
• Chapter 106. Dietary Reference Intakes - Christine Lewis Taylor and Linda D. Meyers
• Chapter 107. Food Labeling - F. Edward Scarbrough
• Chapter 108. Food Assistance Programs - Craig Gundersen
• Chapter 109. The Nutrition Transition: Global Trends in Diet, Lifestyle, and Noncommunicable Diseases - Benjamin Caballero
• Chapter 110. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Healthier Populations: International Considerations - Ricardo Uauy, Sophie Hawkesworth, and Alan D. Dangour
• Chapter 111. Approaches to Preventing Micronutrient Deficiencies - Lindsay H. Allen
• B. Nutrition and Human Performance
• Chapter 112. Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health - Gary R. Hunter
• Chapter 113. Sports Nutrition - Melvin H. Williams
• Chapter 114. The Evolving Science of Dietary Supplements - Christine A. Swanson, Paul R. Thomas, and Paul M. Coates