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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Third Edition
David A. Bender
608 pages
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b & w line drawings
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196x129mm
978-0-19-923487-5
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Paperback
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29 January 2009
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- Over 6,150 jargon-free entries on all aspects of food and nutrition, diet and health
- Fully revised and updated content
- Food and dishes from around the world - from accoub and fair maids to mushy peas and zakuska
- Expanded coverage of key scientific areas including genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
- Clear guidance on which foods are good sources of major nutrients
- Web links for many entries, easily accessible and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Food and Nutrition companion website
New to this edition - 150 new entries
- Revised and fully updated content
- Recommended web links for many entries, kept up to date and easily accessible via the Dictionary of Food and Nutrition companion website
- Expanded coverage of key scientific areas including genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.
This leading dictionary contains over 6,150 entries covering all aspects of food and nutrition, diet and health. Jargon-free definitions make this a valuable dictionary that clearly explains even the most technical of nutritional terms. From absinthe to zymogens, it covers types of food (including everyday foods and little-known foods, e.g. payusnaya), nutritional information, vitamins, minerals, and key scientific areas including metabolism and genomics.
This new and fully revised edition features many entry-level web links, updated and conveniently accessible via the Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
companion website, providing relevant extra information. Expanded appendices contain a wealth of useful material, including Recommended Daily Allowance lists.
An essential A-Z for nutritionists, food manufacturers, caterers, health-care students, food science/technology students, and anyone who has an interest in, or enjoys, food and wants to find out more about what they eat.Readership: Multi-disciplinary: aimed at nutritionists, food manufacturers, caterers, health-care students, food science/technology students, as well as non-specialist readers with an interest in diet and food, or simply anyone trying to decipher the jargon on food labels.
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David A. Bender, University College, London
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Review(s) from previous edition
"If you eat, then you should enjoy reading the Benders' new dictionary ... Enjoy! - Lipid Technology
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Introduction
Dictionary
Appendices
Units of measurement
Estimated average requirements for energy
The vitamins
US/Canadian Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) and Acceptable Intakes (AI), 1997-2001
EU Population Reference Intakes (PRI) of nutrients, 1993
UK Reference Intakes (RNI), 1991
Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI) for vitamins, FAO 2001
Food additives permitted in the EU
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