Food science and nutritional health
1984
Labuza, Theodore Peter | Erdman, John W.
Abstract: Basic technical information is provided on various aspects of the association of food nutritional quality and health status in a textbook for food and nutrition majors and for the general public. The 25 chapters comprising the text present facts and discussions on: nutritional adequacy and requirements; the importance of specific micro- and macro-nutrients to good health; the process of food digestion; adequacy of the US diet; dietary factors associated with selected disorders (heart disease, obesity, food-borne bacteria); current US dietary trends; food processing techniques (preservation, canning; refrigeration-freezing; drying; fermentation); nutritional loss of processed foods during storage; federal food regulations; food labels; food safety testing; and controversial food additive. Tabular data on the nutrient content of a wide variety of common fods and fast foods are appended. (wz).
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