This newly expanded and updated fifth edition will be the largest and most comprehensive of the five editions with new topics and contributors. The authors have created the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition, including state-of-the-art information for nutrition policy and programming. This text is useful for patients looking for credible healthcare information on a wide range of subjects including, ß-carotene, lycopene, antioxidants, folate, and the myriad of bioactive phytochemicals found in garlic and other foods. Sections on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pregnancy, among many others, will be of great value to practicing health professionals, including physicians, nutritionists, dentists, pharmacists, dieticians, health educators, policy makers, health economists, regulatory agencies, and research investigators. Goals for preventive nutrition in developing countries and nutrition transitions around the world, is also covered.

Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals, 5th Ed. is an important resource for thousands of health professionals who have been utilizing the previous editions since 1997.

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Part I Global Issues.- Preventive Nutrition: From Public to Personal Recommendations and Approaches to Behavior Change.- Public Health Benefits of Preventive Nutrition: Global Perspective.- Nutritional and Dietary Supplements Code or Concern.- The Trans Pacific Partnership: Global nutrition at risk.- Nutrient density and health: How to develop global nutrient density metrics.- The Influence of Polypharmacy on Nutrition.- Diet-gene interactions: haptoglobin genotype and nutrient status.- Part II Cancer Prevention.- The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Lung Cancer.- Epigenetics of Endocrine Tumors in Women and Dietary Prevention.- The role of nutrition and diet in prostate cancer.- Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk: Epidemiologic Research and Recommendations.- Nonnutritive Components in Foods and Cancer Risk.- Part III Cardiovascular Disease Prevention**.- Diet Quality and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.- N-3 and N-6 fatty acids Reduce Risk for Cardiovascular Disease.- Trans Fatty Acids: summary of the evidence relating consumption to cardiovascular outcomes and the efficacy of prevention policy to reduce levels in the food supply.- Nutrition Aspects of Stroke Prevention.- B Vitamins Influence Vascular Cognitive Impairment.- Part IVDiabetes and Obesity.- Childhood obesity: new paradigms on susceptibility, co-morbidities and interventions.- The W omen's Health Initiative: Lessons for Preventive Nutrition.- Role of Fiber in the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.- Nutrition Issues and Recommendations in the Management of Diabetes and Prediabetes in Older Adults.- The Effects of Diabetes and Obesity on the Skeleton.- Nutritional Concerns for Bariatric Surgery.- Composition, Production, Consumption and Health Effects of Added Sugars.- Low calorie sweeteners and weight management.- Part VPrevention of major disabilities: Geriatrics.- Diet, Osteoporosis, and Fracture Prevention: The Totality of the Evidence.- Optimizing Nutrition to Delay Age Related Macular Degeneration.- Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People.-Part VI Prevention of major disabilities: Adults and Children.- Gastric Acid Secretions, Treatments and Nutritional Consequences.- The impact of micronutrients on inflammation and health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.- HIV and Nutrition.- Folic acid during pregnancy may reduce the risk of certain types of severe congenital heart defects time for action?- Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery.- Linking Prenatal Nutrition to Adult Mental Health.-Part VII Nutrition Transitions Around the World.- Nutritional Habits and Obesity in Latin America: An analysis of the region.- Sodium Consumption in Southeast Asia: an Updated Review of Intake Levels and Dietary Sourcesin Six Countries.- The role of food security in preventing the rise of the nutritional double burden in low-income countries.- Role of the Food and Supplement Industries in Human Health.- Supplementation: It's Evolving Role in Prevention.- The Role of Preventive Nutrition in Clinical Practice.**