Global Malnutrition : Pathology and Complications (Paperback)

Part One. Introduction. Nutrition and Health. Global Issues with Nutrition. Part Two. Implications of Nutrition for Special Populations. Newborns and Premature Infants Infancy. Children and Adolescents. Older Adults. Pregnant Women. Part Three. Nutritional Disorders. Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome. Complications of Obesity. Vitamin Deficiency, Dependency, and Toxicity. Mineral Deficiency, Dependency and Toxicity. Electrolyte and Acid-Base Imbalance. Nutritional Effects on the Nervous System. Nutritional Effects on the Cardiovascular System. Nutritional Effects on the Endocrine System. Nutritional Effects on the Gastrointestinal System. Nutritional Effects on the Integumentary System. Nutritional Effects on the Musculoskeletal System. Nutritional Effects on Cancer. Nutritional Effects on Hereditary Metabolic Disorders. Environmental and Nutritional Diseases. Part Four. Clinical Treatments and Costs. Nutritional Clinical Medicine. Nutritional Therapy. The Global Burden of Nutritional Problems.