Present knowledge in nutrition / edited by John W. Erdman Jr., Ian A. MacDonald, Steven H. Zeisel.

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Food insecurity, hunger, and undernutrition -- Public nutrition in humanitarian crises -- Foodborne infections and food safety -- Food allergies and intolerances -- Food biofortification: breeding and biotechnology approaches to improve nutrients in vegetables and oil quality in soybean -- Bioactive components in foods and supplements for health promotion.

Nutrient regulation of the immune response -- Obesity as a health risk -- Hypertension -- Insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome -- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease -- Diabetes -- Osteoporosis -- Cancer -- Nutrition and gastrointestinal illness -- Kidney disease -- Liver disease -- Alcohol: its role in nutrition and health -- Eye disease -- Specialized nutrition support -- Body composition evaluation -- Estimation of dietary intake -- Taste and food choices -- Energy intake, obesity, and eating behavior -- Strategies for changing eating and exercise behavior to promote weight loss and maintenance -- Epidemiologic approaches to evaluation of nutrition and health -- Nutrition monitoring in the United States -- Dietary standards and guidelines: similarities and differences among countries -- The role of United Nations agencies in establishing international dietary standards -- Emergence of diet-related chronic diseases in developing countries --^

Systems biology approaches to nutrition -- Nutritional epigenetics -- Genetic variation and nutrient metabolism -- Metabolomics -- Energy metabolism in fasting, fed, exercise, and re-feeding states -- Protein and amino acids -- Carbohydrates -- Dietary fiber -- Lipids: absorption and transport -- Lipids: cellular metabolism -- Vitamin A -- Carotenoids -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin C -- Thiamin -- Riboflavin -- Niacin -- Vitamin B6 -- Folate -- Vitamin B12 -- Biotin -- Pantothenic acid -- L-carnitine -- Choline -- Dietary flavonoids -- Calcium -- Phosphorus -- Magnesium -- Sodium, chloride, and potassium -- Human water and electrolyte balance -- Iron -- Zinc -- Copper -- Iodine and iodine deficiency disorders -- Selenium -- Manganese, molybdenum, boron, chromium, and other trace elements -- Maternal nutrient metabolism and requirements in pregnancy and lactation -- Infant nutrition -- Adolescence -- Nutrition and aging -- Sports nutrition --^