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Comprehensive Guide to Nutrition in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) by Annchen Weidemann 9781536156553
RRP: $145.78$116.18Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the single largest cause of infertility in women of childbearing age, with the incidence having risen from around 15 % to 21 % within 6-8 years. Not only has the incidence risen in this population, but in... -
Nutrition in the Childbearing Years by Emma Derbyshire 9781444333053
$115.27In a field saturated with complex and conflicting information, this exciting new book covers information about nutrition before, during and after pregnancy in a clear and user friendly style. The author addresses all the major aspects of the subject,... -
Understand and Control Your Asthma by Helene Boutin 9780773512108
RRP: $156.09$78.68Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases, affecting between twelve and fifteen million people in North America. Although asthma can often be treated successfully, many misconceptions about it persist. In response to requests from patients... -
Discovering Nutrition by Timothy Carr 9780632045648
$101.03Discovering Nutrition offers a concise look at the science of nutrition through the lens of today's issues and hot topics. In this compact, accessible overview, the central topics and scientific building blocks of nutrition are emphasized. The book... -
Pediatric Nutrition Handbook: An Algorithmic Approach by David L. Suskind 9780470659953
RRP: $82.25$71.67The last decade has seen an explosion of medical information in regards to the nutrition care and management of children. While nutritional therapies have expanded, the treatment choices have become increasingly complex. This exciting title addresses the... -
Obesity: Your Questions Answered by Ian W. Campbell 9780443074530
RRP: $44.58$41.96In the popular Q and A format of the Your Questions Answered series, this book provides succinct, expert information on obesity, and is the first to bring together all the different aspects of obesity from the primary care clinician's point of view. The... -
Translating Knowledge of Foundational Drivers of Obesity into Practice: Proceedings of a Workshop Series by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309702034
RRP: $42.87$37.36The National Academies Roundtable on Obesity Solutions hosted an April, July, and October, 2022 workshop series to explore the gaps in knowledge within the foundational drivers of obesity. Facilitating action will require improved health communication,... -
A Consumer Food Data System for 2030 and Beyond by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309670715
RRP: $97.77$85.32Patterns of food consumption and nutritional intake strongly affect the population's health and well-being. The Food Economics Division of USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) engages in research and data collection to inform policy making related to... -
Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence by Institute of Medicine 9780309282956
RRP: $65.18$57.48Despite efforts over the past several decades to reduce sodium intake in the United States, adults still consume an average of 3,400 mg of sodium every day. A number of scientific bodies and professional health organizations, including the American Heart... -
Obesity & Adolescence: A Public Health Concern by Hatim A. Omar 9781606928219
RRP: $198.96$130.14A mantra has developed in the late 20th century and early 21st century that has an underlying bias again overweight and obese individuals, who are blamed for their "disease" and told by society to lose weight or suffer the consequences. Art was... -
Feasibility of Vehicle-Based Sensors to Detect Drowsy Driving & Alcohol Impairment by Meaghan Sadler 9781617283499
RRP: $281.29$182.06Book & CD-ROM. Drowsy driving is a significant contributor to death and injury crashes on our Nation's highways, accounting for more than 80,000 crashes and 850 fatalities per year. The successful detection of drowsiness is a crucial step in... -
Fish Oil: Uses, Properties & Role in Human Health by Frankie Burton 9781634850247
RRP: $243.56$194.10Fish plays a useful role in a healthy and balanced diet. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), more specifically omega-3 fatty acids, exert a positive effect on the cardiovascular and nervous system. They also play a key role on the development of the... -
Handbook of Applied Nutrition, Dietotherapy & Diet Management by Mangala Punekar 9789380090092
RRP: $185.24$147.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789380090092Author Mangala PunekarFormat HardbackPage Count 688Imprint SBS PublishersPublisher SBS PublishersWeight(grams) 954g -
Blueberries: Harvesting Methods, Antioxidant Properties & Health Effects by Malcolm Marsh 9781634848855
RRP: $243.56$194.10According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) statistics, from 1970 to 2011 the world production of blueberries increased approximately 7 times (FAOSTAT, 2012). According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States... -
Zinc Deficiency: Etiology, Screening Methods & Health Implications by Rebecca B. Morton 9781634844147
RRP: $168.08$133.60Zinc is the second most prevalent trace found in the human body after iron. It is essential for normal cell function and metabolism, playing a central role in over 300 enzymatic reactions, and protects cells from free radical damage. The central role of... -
Mediterranean Diet & Health: Current News & Prospects by Pierre Besancon 9782742003433
RRP: $41.15$32.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782742003433Author Pierre BesanconFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint John Libbey EurotextPublisher John Libbey EurotextWeight(grams) 364g -
Weight Control & Obesity: Selected Resources & Information by Jane Huskey 9781633210745
RRP: $145.78$94.26This book is a collection of resources for consumers on the topics of weight management and obesity; and the topic of childhood obesity for educators and researchers. The resources in this book are in a variety of information formats: articles,... -
Galactose: Structure & Function in Biology & Medicine by Vitor Hugo Pomin 9781631179280
RRP: $243.56$157.94Galactose (from the Greek galakt which means milk), a C4 epimer of glucose, is a hexose widely used to build up biologically functional glycoconjugates in living organisms. When combined with glucose through covalent bonds, it makes the widely known... -
Nutritional & Physical Education by Jason S. Buchanan 9781612095837
RRP: $212.68$138.22This book presents current research in the study of nutritional and physical education. Topics discussed include nutritional education in the workplace; physical activity and obesity; nutritional game design by kids for kids; providing nutritional... -
New Research on Nutrition for the Middle-Aged & Elderly by Callum L. MacLeod 9781604562200
RRP: $228.12$148.79The ageing process changes body composition and thus nutritional status changes as one gets older. At the same time the body becomes more susceptible to diseases and diet becomes an even more significant or at least visibly significant than in earlier... -
Psychiatric & Metabolic Disorders: Research Synthesis & Clinical Translation by Roger S. McIntyre 9781600218422
RRP: $296.73$192.63This book address metabolic disorders (e.g. diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, overweight/obesity, disturbances in inflammatory response systems) and specifically their prevalence, mediating and moderating variables, implications for psychiatric/medical... -
Weight Loss, Exercise & Health Research by Carrie P. Saylor 9781600210778
RRP: $265.85$172.90Weight loss can be achieved in many ways including reduction of caloric intake, exercise and because of health reasons. This book combines research from around the world in all three areas.Book InformationISBN 9781600210778Author Carrie P. SaylorFormat... -
Obesity Management, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice by Vanessa Diaz 9781437705331
RRP: $101.19$88.77The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly in recent years, and obesity is now considered an epidemic in the US. Obesity and its related metabolic abnormalities contribute significantly to cardiovascular disease, and excess weight is a risk factor... -
The Obesity Epidemic and its Management by Dr Terry Maguire 9780853697862
RRP: $65.18$61.53This is a text for practicing pharmacists on the understanding, management and treatment of Obesity. Obesity is an important risk factor for a number of chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers and type two diabetes. It is... -
Reducing Impacts of Food Loss and Waste: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309490559
RRP: $87.48$76.54Even as malnutrition in the form of hunger and obesity affect the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide, a significant amount of food is lost or wasted every day, in every country, and at every stage in the supply chain from the farm to... -
Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher: Letter Report by Institute of Medicine 9780309339247
RRP: $56.60$50.16Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher assesses the impact of 2009 regulation to allow the purchase of vegetables and fruits, excluding white potatoes, with a cash value voucher on food and nutrient intakes... -
Applications of Biotechnology in Traditional Fermented Foods by Panel on the Applications of Biotechnology to Traditional Fermented Foods 9780309046855
RRP: $84.05$73.60In developing countries, traditional fermentation serves many purposes. It can improve the taste of an otherwise bland food, enhance the digestibility of a food that is difficult to assimilate, preserve food from degradation by noxious organisms, and... -
Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? by Institute of Medicine 9780309097130
RRP: $77.19$69.45Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern of food and beverage marketing to children in America represents, at best, a missed opportunity, and at... -
Frontiers in the Nutrition Sciences: Proceedings of a Symposium by Institute of Medicine 9780309041461
RRP: $90.91$79.45This series of individually authored chapters examines the nature and extent of scientific advances in the nutrition sciences and describes both future opportunities in the field and barriers to progress. Despite concern about declining attention to... -
Living a Celiac Life by Tiziana Beato 9781629488035
RRP: $120.05$77.96This novel was written to focus on some relevant aspects of a disease from the patients' perspective but also to show the caregivers' perspective. It is about celiac disease for two reasons. First, celiac disease is an emerging disease, so frequent to be... -
Simple Guide to Metabolic Disorders by Haseeb Ahmad Khan 9781621002635
RRP: $106.33$69.25This book can be used as a review guide for the students preparing for exams in medical or science disciplines. The first two chapters focus on the disorders of carbohydrate metabolism and the diseases of lipids metabolism. The third chapter highlights... -
New Trends in Body Mass Index Research by Alard Vermeulen 9781619424302
RRP: $243.56$157.94Body Mass Index (BMI) is the measure of the body weight relative to height that is associated with body fat and health risk. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of BMI including such topics as BMI and oestrogen-dependent... -
Probiotics in Pediatric Medicine by Sonia Michail 9781617378874
$183.11Probiotics in Pediatric Medicine provides clinicians a tool to understand the current evidence for the role of probiotics in various pediatric disorders related to the gastrointestinal as well as the extra-intestinal tract. This book provides... -
Obesity Prevention in the U.S. by Katerina L. Fiala 9781612099637
RRP: $212.68$138.22States and communities are responding to the obesity epidemic in the United States by working to create environments that support healthy eating and active living and by giving public health practitioners and policy makers an opportunity to learn from... -
Molecular Pathology of Proteins by D.I. Zabolotny 9781607410201
RRP: $168.08$110.41This book is attempt to clarify some structural and functional protein disfunctions that are related with molecular pathologies. These consist of a wide group of diseases, which are induced by the disruption of the normal physiological processes because... -
Dietary Magnesium: New Research by Andrew W. Yardley 9781606921098
RRP: $198.96$130.14Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. Approximately 50% of total body magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found predominantly inside cells of body tissues and organs. Only 1% of magnesium is... -
Drug-Drug Interactions in the Metabolic Syndrome by Gianluca Iacobellis 9781594549526
RRP: $296.73$191.94Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
New Research on Breastfeeding and Breast Milk by Kai Santos Melo 9781536170610
RRP: $145.78$116.18This compilation opens by exploring how the physical and psychological elements of breastfeeding are intrinsically linked to a child's development and the mother's wellbeing, both in the short and long terms. Babies who are exclusively breastfed see... -
Nutritional Insights & Food Safety by Jaroslava varc-Gajic 9781629480121
RRP: $228.12$148.79A balanced and healthy diet is prerequisite for good health and well-being. However, dietary natural or introduced components can contribute in high extent to the development of certain diseases, such as in the case of carcinogenesis and cardiovascular... -
Parenteral Nutrition: Policies & Procedures, Safe Practices & Potential Complications by Shana Lelio 9781633211124
RRP: $274.43$177.71Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the feeding modality of choice for patients with non-functional gastrointestinal (GI) tracts who are unable to maintain their nutrition and hydration enterally. Parenteral nutrition is a complex therapy involving the...