NUTRITION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

SYNOPSIS

The book is a concise, yet comprehensive account of human nutrition, food and nutrition-related health
problems.

Nutrition is a multidisciplinary science. This book covers practically all aspects of nutrition. Up-to-date
coverage of physiology, biochemistry, pathology, immunology, food science, medicine and other fields
related to nutrition have been included.

The book emphasizes on the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health. Addiction-related health
problems, lifestyle related disorders, social health problems and poor-maintenance of food hygiene and
food safety are highlighted, because of the adverse effect on health. The role of nutritional therapies for
mental disorders is included. New coverage on an integrated view of cognition, oxidative stress and
nutrition in aging is included.

The applied aspect of human nutrition is emphasized in each chapter. The clinical applications are
included at the appropriate places. Diet therapy in various health problems has been included.

Up-to-date coverage on PEM (Kwashiorkor and Marasmus), obesity, starvation, malabsorption syndrome
and eating disorders has been highlighted.

Role of vitamins in citric acid cycle, gluconeogenesis, ketogenesis and coenzymes has been discussed in
details. Role of nutrition in lifestyle-related diseases has been included.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
CONCEPT of NUTRITION, ENERGY METABOLISM and HEALTH .PHYSIOLOGICAL
CONSIDERATION OF NUTRITION
• Concept of Nutrition
Essential Nutrients of the Diet, Components of Food Nutrients of the Diet, Nutritional
Requirements and RDA
• Concept of Energy Metabolism
Energy Derived from Food, Metabolic Rate, Energy Balance, RDA of Energy Intake, Respiratory
Quotient, Energy Sources of the Cells and Calorigenic Hormones
• Concept of Health
• Physiological Consideration of Nutrition

CHAPTER-2
MACRONUTRIENTS and ENZYMES
• Carbohydrate Metabolism and Nutrition
Classification, Structure and Properties, Functions, Digestion and Absorption, Lactose
Intolerance, Glycolysis, Vitamins and Citric Acid Cycle, Dietary Sources, RDA, Deficiency and
Overconsumption.
• Lipid Metabolism and Nutrition
Classification, Structure and Properties, Functions, Digestion and Absorption, Hormone-sensitive
Lipase, Eicosanoids, Fatty Acid Synthesis and Oxidation, Ketone Bodies, Dietary Sources, RDA,
Deficiency and Overconsumption, Saponification, Iodine and Acid Values.
• Protein Metabolism and Nutrition
Classification, Structure and Properties, Functions, Digestion and Absorption, Essential and Non-
Essential Amino Acids, Nitrogen Balance, Water-soluble Vitamins for Gluconeogenesis and
Ketogenesis, Ketogenic Amino Acids , Oxidative Deamination, Transamination and Role of
Vitamins, Synthesis of Non-Essential Amino Acids, Protein Synthesis, Amino Acid Metabolism,
Protein Degradation, Dietary Sources and Biologic values, RDA, Deficiency and
Overconsumption.
• Enzymes
Classification, Coenzymes and Vitamins, Properties, Michaelis-Menten Equation.

CHAPTER-3
MICRONUTRIENTS
• Fat-Soluble and Water-Soluble Vitamins
Structures, Physio-Biochemical Role, Dietary Sources, RDA, Deficiencies and
Hypervitaminosis
• Macrominerals and Microminerals
Physio-Biochemical Role, Dietary Sources, RDA, Deficiencies and Toxicity

CHAPTER-4
FOOD GROUPS, BALANCED DIET and FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY
• Food Groups
• Balanced Diet
• Balanced Diet for Different Age Groups and, during Pregnancy and Lactation
• Energy and Nutrient Intake of Balanced Diet
• Food Pyramid
• Food Hypersensitivity
CHAPTER-5
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES and OVERNUTRITION
• Protein Energy Malnutrition
• Malabsorption Syndrome
• Eating Disorders
• Starvation
• Obesity
CHAPTER-6
LIFESTYLE-RELATED DISEASES and DISORDERS
• Diabetes Mellitus and Nutrition
• Hypertension and Nutrition
• Atherosclerosis and Nutrition

CHAPTER-7
ADDICTION-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS
• Alcoholism
• Tobacco Smoking
• Drug Abuse / Drug Dependence

CHAPTER-8
SOCIAL HEALTH PROBLEM
• AIDS and Malnutrition

CHAPTER-9
 POOR MAINTENANCE of FOOD HYGIENE
and FOOD SAFETY
• Food Spoilage
• Food Adulteration
• Food-Borne and Water-Borne Diseases
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Diarrhea and Nutrition

CHAPTER-10
MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS
• Fever and Nutrition
• Hypothermia
• Constipation

CHAPTER-11
POTABLE WATER
• Untreated Sources
• Purification (boiling, chemical disinfection, filtration, ultraviolet purification, solar water
disinfection and reverse osmosis)

CHAPTER-12
AN INTEGRATED VIEW of COGNITION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, BRAIN and NUTRITION
in AGING
• Age-related Decline of Cognitive Functions
• Aging and Oxidative Stress
• Aging and Apoptosis
• Aging and Telomeres
• Aging and Decline of the Functions of Certain Areas of Brain
• Aging and Central Neurotransmitter Deficits
• Role of Proper Nutrition, Exercise and Diet to Minimize or Slow Age-related Progressive Decline
of the Functions of the Body

CHAPTER-13
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, EXERCISE and DIET for MENTAL DISORDERS
• Role of Amino acids and Vitamins
• Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Exercise and Diet