Book Description New author Staci Nix brings this market-leading textbook a fresh perspective and a wider scope. Nix keeps the appealing style and content of earlier editions but brings in new ideas plus a healthy portion of practical insight gained from years of clinical experience. The book follows a logical organization， presenting basic concepts in Part 1， applying that content to specific demographic groups in Part 2， exploring the more specific roles of community nutrition and health promotion in Part 3， and finally focusing on nutrition as related to selected disease processes in Part 4. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Info Textbook examines the basic principles of scientific nutrition and their applications to health and disease. Includes new case studies， clinical applications， appendix， and a CD-ROM containing a database of more than 2，200 foods. Previous edition: c1994. Four-color format. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews