Nutrition and Bone Health

By: Michael F. Holick and Jeri W. Nieves

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Synopsis: This newly revised edition contains updated versions of all of the topics that were in the first edition and has been substantially expanded with an additional 5 chapters. Each chapter includes information from the most up-to-date research on how nutritional factors can affect bone health, written with an evidence-based focus and complete with comprehensive references for each subject. Nutrition and Bone Health, second edition covers all aspects of nutrition and the skeleton, from the history and fundamentals, to the effects of macronutrients, minerals, vitamins, and supplements, and even covers the effects of lifestyle, the different life stages, and nutrition-related disorders and secondary osteoporosis. New chapters include HIV & AIDs and the skeleton, celiac disease and bone health, and nutrition and bone health in space. Nutrition and Bone Health, second edition is a necessary resource for health care professionals, medical students, graduate students, dietitians, and nutritionists who are interested in how nutrition affects bone health during all stages of life.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781493920013
Publisher:: Springer New York, New York, NY
Date of Addition:: 11/17/16
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body, Earth Sciences, Medicine
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.