| Description |
1 electronic text : HTML. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| System Req |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Summary |
Examines the relationship between food and health on a historical, national, and personal level. Analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health, and fitness in various countries at different times in history. Looks at the connections between diet and such diseases as beri-beri and scurvy, and the role nutrition plays in conditions such as weight and height increases, diabetes, and obesity. Historical as well as contemporary methods of treatment are presented from an international viewpoint. Also included are biographies of influential figures in the field of nutrition and medicine, dietary trends within various cultures, profiles of major organizations such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization, and much more. |
| Note |
Title from book search screen (viewed Mar. 31, 2005) |
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Also issued in print. |
| Subject |
Nutrition -- Encyclopedias.
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Health -- Encyclopedias.
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| Additional Author |
James, Delores C. S., 1961-
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| Related Title |
Gale virtual reference library.
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| ISBN |
0028659902 (electronic bk.) |
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: http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b4679427~S39a