Nutritional Concerns of Women
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Description
Women's health and nutrition concerns have moved to the forefront of research with the mandate by the National Institutes of Health to include women in formerly male-only studies assessing responses to diet and disease. This second edition of a popular and highly praised resource provides new research results that detail the prevalence of and different manifestations of diseases in women.
With more contributions by leading authorities, Nutritional Concerns of Women, Second Edition updates the knowledge base of nutrition and health interactions unique to women through the life cycle. It includes new chapters on obesity, diabetes, thyroid diseases, and musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases. Additionally, it covers societal influences, nutrition in the adolescent female, menopause, and vegetarianism. This new, awaited edition also examines the roles that gender and culture play on nutrition.
ISBN
0849313376
Publication Date
2004
Publisher
CRC Press
City
Boca Raton, FL
Keywords
Women, Nutrition, Health and hygene
Disciplines
Human and Clinical Nutrition | Nutrition
Recommended Citation
Klimis-Zacas, Dorothy J. and Wolinsky, Ira, "Nutritional Concerns of Women" (2004). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 246.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/246
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2nd edition