Encyclopedia of human nutrition - v.set (2nd ed)

This Second Edition is a thorough revision and 20 per cent expansion of the 1998 release, reflecting the continuing scientific advances in the field of human nutrition.

Now a four-volume set, nearly 300 articles with concise, up-to-date information are complemented by an award-winning indexing system.

Included is expanded coverage of epidemiology of diet-related diseases, functional foods, food safety, clinical nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders.

Virtually everyone will find the "Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition" an easy-to-use resource making it an ideal reference choice for both the professional and the non-professional alike.

Also available online via ScienceDirect featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. Online features and functionalities are: browse the whole work by volume, authors or article titles; full and extensive subject index that can be searched or browsed online, and takes you directly to the indexed paragraph, section, figure or table; basic and advanced search functionality across the entire work or by specific volume; users can build, save and re-run seraches, as well as combine saved searches; extensive internal cross-referencing and dynamic linking from biliographic references to primary-source material, increasing the scope of your research rapidly and effectively; and, all articles available as full-text HTML files, or as PDF files that can be viewed, downloaded or printed in their original format.