Food and Nutrition
Don Ross
Oxford Book Company Jaipur , India
ISBN: 978-93-80179-13-1
Edition: 2010
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Contents
l. Diet and Health
1
2. Nutrients
51
3. Function of Food
83
4. Digestion and Absorption
132
5. Food Safety and Preparation
136
6. Nutrition Disorder Related to Food
142
7. Meal Planning
163
8. Dietary Guidelines
171
9. Nutrition for Pregnant Women
174
10. Infant Nutrition
177
II. Young Children and Toddlers
181
12. School Age Children
187
13~
193
Adolescent Nutrition
14. Adult Nutrition
196
15. People Living on Low Income
199
16. Nutrition for Senior Citizens
203
17. Vegetarian Diet
206
18. Food Production and Processing
208
19. Wheat
216
20. Fats and Oils
219
21. Sugar
224
22. Milk
230
23. Cheese
234
24. Dried Fruits and Vegetables
238
25. Chutneys, Pickles, Salted Vegetables and Sauces
244
26. Food Additive
252
27. Food Packaging
257
28. Principle of Cooking
260
29. Food Spoilage
262
30. Food Preservation
267
31. Cooking Methods
274
Index
283
Chapter 1
Diet and Health INTRODUCTION
The importance of diet to health, especially in the prevention and cure of illness, is slowly becoming apparent. I endeavour to provide you with more than the basic, and usually inaccurate information on diet and nutrition. So whether you are a registered dietitian and want to brush up on the immense amount of information, or whether you just want to find out, for the first time what you should be eating, then this site is for you. First I would like to talk about a very contentious word - diet. Many people don't like using this word, when referring to their eating habits, because they feel that it is humiliating to be on a diet. I am the opposite, as I am always on diet. Whether underweight, overweight, sick or fit, diet, by its Greek definition means the food eaten by an animal to maintain its state of health. So, when I talk about a diet I don't mean that you must necessarily lose weight, what I am referring to is the food that you should gener