Food and Nutrition

Author: Hayes, Dayle

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 1280

EAN: 9780761478171

Release Date: 01-12-2008

Package Dimensions: 12.0 x 9.5 x 5.5 inches

Languages: English

Binding: library

Details: Each volume is 8.75 x 11.25 in., with a total of 1,280 pages. Content Volumes include: Vol. 1: Acid Indigestion to Calcium * Vol. 2: Calories to Energy Drinks * Vol. 3: Enzymes to Gout * Vol. 4: Grains to Legumes * Vol. 5: Lifespan, Human to Pesticides * Vol. 6: Phytonutrients to Soul Food * Vol. 7: Soup to Yogurt * Vol. 8: Indexes.

"The 225 entries cover cooking and eating, cuisines, and foods and health, and are accompanied by sidebars, recipes, tables, and well-chosen and -captioned photographs. There are also entries on cultural and social aspects such as diet fads, fashion, and religion and food. Many entries relate to the production and business of what we eat and a number of articles discuss weight and weight-loss topics. An introduction provides an overview of each of these general themes, and the last volume closes with a comprehensive index and appendixes that provide nutritional data and both U.S. and international statistics, and an extensive list of print and Web resources for further research. Students who come to the encyclopedia in search of information for assignments will be drawn in by the accessible format and well-written entries."