Nutrition (Hardcover)

Series Foreword Preface Introduction Section One: Overview 1 A Brief History of Nutrition and the Future of Nutrigenomics 2 Basics and Principles of Nutrition and Its Practitioners 3 Nutrition Guidelines and the Government's Role Section Two: Controversies and Issues Relating to Nutrition 4 Food Irradiation: Past Its Shelf Life? 5 Genetically Modified Food: Are We Playing God? 6 Vitamins and Supplements: A Love-Hate Relationship 7 Vegetarians: You Are What You Eat 8 Organic Food: Better or Just More Expensive? 9 From the Field to the Table: How Safe Is Our Food? 10 Bans on Fast Food and Junk Food: Who Wins, Who Loses? Section Three: References and Resources A Annotated Primary Source Documents B Nutrition Timeline C Directory of Organizations Notes Glossary Bibliography Index