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Antimicrobials in Food

Antimicrobials in Food

Fifteen years have passed since the 3rd edition of Antimicrobials in Food was published. It was arguably considered the must-have reference for those needing information on chemical antimicrobials used in foods. In the years since the last edition the food industry has undergone radical transformations because of changes on several fronts. Reported consumer demands for the use of natural and clean-label antimicrobials have increased significantly. The discovery of new foodborne pathogen niches and potentially hazardous foods along with a critical need to reduce food spoilage waste has increased the need for suitable antimicrobial compounds or systems. Novel natural antimicrobials continue to be discovered and new research has been carried out on traditional compounds. These and other related issues led the editors to develop the 4th edition of Antimicrobials in Food. In the 4th edition the editors have compiled contemporary topics with information synthesized from internationally recognized authorities in their fields. In addition to updated information new chapters have been added in this latest release with content on the use of bacteriophages lauric arginate ester and various systems for antimicrobial encapsulation and delivery. Comprehensive revisions of landmark chapters in previous editions including naturally occurring antimicrobials from both animal and plant sources methods for determining antimicrobial activity new approaches to multifactorial food preservation or hurdle technology and mechanisms of action resistance and stress adaptation are included. Complementing these topics is new information on quantifying the capability of clean antimicrobials for food preservation when compared to traditional food preservatives and industry considerations when antimicrobials are evaluated for use in food manufacture. Features Covers all food antimicrobials natural and synthetic with the latest research on each type Contains 5 000+ references on every conceivable food antimicrobial Guides in the selection of appropriate additives for specific food products Includes innovations in antimicrobial delivery technologies and the use of multifactorial food preservation with antimicrobials

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Chitin- and Chitosan-Based Biocomposites for Food Packaging Applications

Chitin- and Chitosan-Based Biocomposites for Food Packaging Applications

Chitin is one of the most important biopolymers synthesized by an enormous number of living organisms and is a promising bioactive polymer for food packaging applications due to its functional properties. This book focuses on composition properties characterization and theoretical approach of chitin and chitosan bio-composites. It describes the most recent studies concerning chitin and chitosan-based films and gives an overview about future trends regarding the industrial applications of chitin and chitosan for food packaging purposes. This book is especially useful for researchers in the fields of bionanocomposites especially those with an interest in packaging applications. | Chitin- and Chitosan-Based Biocomposites for Food Packaging Applications

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Adult Malnutrition Diagnosis and Treatment

Adult Malnutrition Diagnosis and Treatment

Malnutrition is a global health problem and results in significant clinical and financial consequences for people communities and healthcare institutions. Causes of malnutrition are often complex and multifactorial and can include acute illness or injury chronic disease and a variety of socioeconomic factors. While many professional articles have been published on malnutrition there is no single source of information that encompasses all aspects of the condition. Adult Malnutrition: Diagnosis and Treatment reviews the risk factors and etiologies of malnutrition as well as screening assessment diagnosis and treatment to aid healthcare professionals in the identification and successful care of individuals with this condition in a variety of settings. Features Discusses how to identify malnutrition risks through the use of validated nutrition screening tools in diverse settings Provides detailed instructions on conducting a nutrition-focused physical exam including illustrations depicting differing degrees of muscle wasting and fat loss Presents information on risk factors diagnosis and treatment of vitamin and mineral deficiencies including photos illustrating signs of deficiency to aid in diagnosis Details treatments for malnutrition related to acute illness/injury chronic illness social/environmental circumstances or starvation Reviews challenges and potential solutions to malnutrition identification and treatment in healthcare institutions Edited by Jennifer Doley MBA RDN CNSC FAND and Mary Marian DCN RDN CSO FAND FASPEN this book serves as a key text for registered dietitian nutritionists health practitioners and clinicians. | Adult Malnutrition Diagnosis and Treatment

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Farm Animal Welfare Law International Perspectives on Sustainable Agriculture and Wildlife Regulation

Farm Animal Welfare Law International Perspectives on Sustainable Agriculture and Wildlife Regulation

This book introduces the various aspects of international farm animal protection and wildlife conservation through the lenses of food safety and environmental protection law. Bite-sized chapters focus on a wide range of topics from agrobiodiversity fishing and aquaculture to pollinators and pesticides soil management industrial animal production and transportation as well as international food trade. Animal welfare and biodiversity conservation sit at the core of the selected chapters each one providing real-world examples to make the complex field easy to understand. Current developments including food safety modernization blockchain and COVID-19 considerations are addressed head-on. Farm Animal Welfare Law provides a primer for law school courses and masters’ programs for practitioners advocates and animal enthusiasts alike. Through its emphasis on sustainable food production this book offers a cutting-edge selection of evolving topics at the heart of the pertinent discourse. | Farm Animal Welfare Law International Perspectives on Sustainable Agriculture and Wildlife Regulation

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Illustrated Clinical Cases Second Edition

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Illustrated Clinical Cases Second Edition

This book includes 200 clinical cases which present as emergencies. Congenital and acquired conditions affecting all body systems in infants and children are covered including allergy abuse burns fractures and other trauma feeding problems foreign bodies genetic disorders infections poisoning haematology oncology and much more. Cases appear in random order reflecting actual practice in emergency medicine and reinforcing skills in investigation diagnosis and treatment. It is superbly illustrated with high-quality radiographic images and photographs and is indispensable for all health professionals dealing with emergencies involving children. | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Illustrated Clinical Cases Second Edition

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Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care International Perspectives

Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care International Perspectives

This book provides practical information about depression and anxiety in primary care with a focus on the approach in different countries and incorporating global ranges/prevalence risk factors and health burden including that associated with COVID-19 and its pandemic. To ensure the challenges of a wide international primary care community are reflected fully authors from different world regions – Africa Asia Pacific East Mediterranean Europe IberoAmericana-CIMF North America and South Asia – have co-contributed to individual chapters on the detection and management of depression and anxiety in primary care in their own countries including the screening tools used how widely these tools are adopted and by whom and current policies. As well as the medical model it also presents the alternative viewpoint that feeling low or anxious is part of the human condition and the attention should be on supporting people in their journey through life struggling to deal with the mainly social challenges they meet rather than defining these problems as disorders or diseases requiring identification and treatment. Key Features: Explores the instruments used for the detection of depression and anxiety in primary care in various countries and why and how these instruments are being used Describes the pharmaceutical and non-drug interventions for treating depression and anxiety in primary care and compares the similarities and differences in detecting and managing depression and anxiety in primary care among different countries Includes in-depth regional examples of how screening tools are used in practice and how policies can be established in the management of depression and anxiety in primary care Concludes with lessons learned from various countries and from different stakeholders with clear advice on what to do and importantly what not to do Addressing primary care detection and management of mental health issues across the globe the book will be an invaluable practical aid for family medicine practitioners and the wider primary and community care teams and a useful reference for those involved in policy setting at regional and national levels including ministries of health. | Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care International Perspectives

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From Proteins to Proteomics Basic Concepts Techniques and Applications

From Proteins to Proteomics Basic Concepts Techniques and Applications

Proteomics aims to study all the proteins of human and other living systems as well as their properties to provide an integrated view of cellular processes. The study of proteomics involves the application of rapidly evolving high-throughput technologies and new platforms that are coming forward regularly providing versatile novel tools for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. This book provides a detailed understanding of the basics of proteins and proteomics gel based-proteomics techniques basics of mass spectrometry and quantitative proteomics interactomics: basics and applications and advancements in proteomics. It also covers basic knowledge about sample preparation mass spectrometry workflow different chromatography technologies and quantitative proteomics. The text highlights the application and challenges of various high-throughput integrated proteomics technologies capable of fast and accurate screening of thousands of biomolecules which are found to be very effective for studying disease pathobiology and identification of next-generation biomarkers and potential drug/vaccine targets; and are therefore considered valuable tools for multidisciplinary research. Features Basics of proteins and proteomics techniques In-depth understanding of mass spectrometry and quantitative proteomics An overview of interactomics and its application for translational research Advancement in the field of proteomics and challenges in clinical applications We hope the knowledge gained from reading this book will intrigue and motivate young minds to explore future opportunities in the constantly evolving field of proteomics. | From Proteins to Proteomics Basic Concepts Techniques and Applications

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The Agrochemical and Pesticides Safety Handbook

The Agrochemical and Pesticides Safety Handbook

Worldwide there are a vast array of agricultural pesticides and chemicals used to eliminate pests and to protect health food and fiber. The safe handling usage and disposal of these chemicals and pesticides is of vital importance. The Agrochemical and Pesticides Safety Handbook serves as a field resource on the hazards of these pesticides and chemicals. Providing information on more than 500 pesticides and 100 agricultural chemicals this informative handbook guides the reader in selecting proper respiratory protection chemical protective clothing and storage methods. The text also instructs users on proper response procedures for fires spills and other incidents involving these chemicals.

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The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

The book exposes many of the misunderstandings about the scientific method and its application to critical thinking. It argues for a better understanding of the scientific method and for nurturing critical thinking in the community. This knowledge helps the reader to analyze issues more objectively and warns about the dangers of bias and propaganda. The principles are illustrated by considering several issues that are currently being debated. These include anthropogenic global warming (often loosely referred to as climate change) dangers to preservation of the Great Barrier Reef and the expansion of the gluten-free food market and genetic engineering. | The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

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Responses to Disasters and Climate Change Understanding Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience

Responses to Disasters and Climate Change Understanding Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience

As the global climate shifts communities are faced with a myriad of mitigation and adaptation challenges. These highlight the political cultural economic social and physical vulnerability of social groups communities families and individuals. They also foster resilience and creative responses. Research in hazard management humanitarian response food security programming and other areas seeks to identify and understand factors that create vulnerability and strategies that enhance resilience at all levels of social organization. This book uses case studies from around the globe to demonstrate ways that communities have fostered resilience to mitigate the impacts of climate change. | Responses to Disasters and Climate Change Understanding Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience

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Sacred Cows And Hot Potatoes Agrarian Myths And Agricultural Policy

Sacred Cows And Hot Potatoes Agrarian Myths And Agricultural Policy

Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes challenges many of the assumptions of current agricultural policies—such as equating farm with rural high farm prices with high farm incomes or farm programs with food programs—and examines the agrarian roots of these policies. From the origins of agrarian myths to the latest controversies over farming and the environment this book provides an overview of the use and abuse of agrarian values in policymaking. Illustrated with pictures cartoons and graphs the book will appeal to a broad audience including policymakers rural sociologists agricultural economists political scientists ethicists and the interested public. | Sacred Cows And Hot Potatoes Agrarian Myths And Agricultural Policy

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Airport Baggage Handling Systems Using the Baggage Factory Approach to Support AI Optimisation Decisions and Design Processes

Airport Baggage Handling Systems Using the Baggage Factory Approach to Support AI Optimisation Decisions and Design Processes

The competition between airports demands higher-quality services to satisfy passengers. A Baggage Handling System (BHS) serves functions such as baggage sorting screening and storage. A successful BHS means bags move between areas as travellers do. Handlers load/unload bags and transfer them between the airport's areas. Automation can save money and bring safety and operational benefits. Warehouses as well as the automotive industry are more advanced technologically in comparison to the airport and especially the baggage handling business. The concept of the Baggage Factory (BF) is an approach (based on Industry 4. 0) that simplifies the processes from the moment passengers drop off their bags at check-in till the destination (chutes carousels and so forth). Airport Baggage Handling Systems: Using the Baggage Factory Approach to Support AI Optimisation Decisions and Design Processes introduces the features of the BF concept and presents how BHS designers can use AI technology to tackle many BHS problems and concerns. The book bridges the gap between airport BHS designers and experts in AI and optimisation. It describes in detail the field of baggage handling using algorithms for sorting bags or optimising the flow. The way the systems are designed is discussed and a behind-the-scenes look at the BHS industry and how it affects the daily lives of travellers is presented. International and multidisciplinary in approach this book is an ideal resource for practitioners students and researchers involved in the air transportation industry Tourism Systems Engineering Layout and Design Artificial Intelligence Assembly Automation and Logistics fields. | Airport Baggage Handling Systems Using the Baggage Factory Approach to Support AI Optimisation Decisions and Design Processes

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World Soybean Research Conference III Proceedings

World Soybean Research Conference III Proceedings

This volume consists of full length manuscripts of 159 of the 165 invited papers presented at World Soybean Research Conference III that was held in the Scheman Continuing Education Building at Iowa State University August 12-17 1984. The authors widely recognized as world authorities in their fields represent all aspects of soybean research activity: breeding and genetics crop and soil management economics entomology food science international programs nematology pathology physiology plant nutrition rhizobiology utilization and weed science. This proceedings which contains more than 1200 pages of information including many tables and figures represents the most extensive compilation of soybean research results since the previous proceedings were published in 1980. It should be of value to research scientists students and administrators alike. | World Soybean Research Conference III Proceedings

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Livestock Development In Subsaharan Africa Constraints Prospects Policy

Livestock Development In Subsaharan Africa Constraints Prospects Policy

The nations of Subsaharan Africa experienced declining levels of food production per capita throughout the 1970s and early 1980s particularly in the area of livestock production. Addressing that problem the authors of this book assess in a systems context the environmental biological and social constraints on future African livestock development and consider prospects for improving productivity They focus especially on changes needed in production and marketing systems pointing to important policy considerations . The book is divided into four parts containing twenty-one chapters each authored by one or more respective authorities in his or her field. Each section in its own way addresses the entire set of questions; topics include aspects of animal breeding and nutrition anthropology economics ecology farming systems governmental policy land tenure marketing modelling and veterinary medicine. | Livestock Development In Subsaharan Africa Constraints Prospects Policy

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Force: Animal Drawing Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators

Force: Animal Drawing Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators

This 10th Anniversary Edition of Force: Animal Drawing: Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators offers readers an enlarged and an enhanced selection of images that apply FORCE to animals. With larger images readers can better appreciate and learn how to bring their own animal illustrations to life. New drawings and facts about the animals create a more comprehensive edition for your library. Readers will also adapt key industry techniques that will help personify animal animations as well as endowing their creations with human-like expressions and unique animal movement. content can be found at DrawingFORCE. com Key Features: • This full-color 10th Anniversary Edition makes FORCE even easier to understand through great diagrams and illustrations • Color-coded page edges help you find more easily the animal you want to draw • Learn about key specifications for each mammal such as their weight range food they eat and how fast they run • Video content can be found at DrawingFORCE. com | Force: Animal Drawing Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators

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The Complex Lives of British Freshwater Fishes

The Complex Lives of British Freshwater Fishes

CHOICE 'Highly Recommended for all readers' June 2021 Vol. 58 No. 10 This stunningly illustrated book goes far beyond a run-of-the-mill nature guide. It explores the fascinating life histories of Britain’s freshwater fishes a group of animals which despite their importance and ubiquity in our diverse still and flowing fresh waters has before now been rarely regarded and respected as 'wildlife'. Our native fishes tend generally to be considered as simply something for anglers to catch or for people to eat yet they work enormously hard for us. Author Mark Everard avid nature-watcher angler and scientist shows how freshwater fish provide food ornamentation sport and cultural identity and highlights their huge importance for conservation as part of the living ecosystems upon which we all depend. He dives into the mysteries moving below the surface of our rivers and lakes bringing the wonderful and fascinating world of the diversity of British freshwater fish species into plain sight and into mind. This unique book features over 100 full-colour photographs by pioneering photographer and filmmaker Jack Perks whose work has featured on BBC Springwatch The One Show and Countryfile. The book is filled with technical detail useful to conservationists and biology students. Most importantly it is also presented in an accessible visually attractive and engaging manner that will appeal to anybody with an interest in the natural world: the conservation-minded public the angling community and our nation of wildlife enthusiasts. Whatever your background this book will open your eyes to our freshwater fishy wealth and the many ways in which it enriches our lives. | The Complex Lives of British Freshwater Fishes

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100 Diagnostic Dilemmas in Clinical Medicine

100 Diagnostic Dilemmas in Clinical Medicine

A 57-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of a worsening cough. The cough had been present for approximately two weeks and was productive of green sputum. The patient had seen his general practitioner one week earlier and taken a course of amoxicillin for a presumed lower respiratory tract infection with no improvement of symptoms. He was febrile experiencing frequent headaches and a feeling of general malaise and had been unable to eat solid food for the last 48 hours due to facial pain on chewing. You have been asked to assess him and devise a management plan… 100 Diagnostic Dilemmas in Clinical Medicine presents 100 real-life scenarios seen in the hospital and community setting. A succinct summary of the patient's history examination and any initial investigations is followed by a detailed consideration of the diagnosis and management of each case in the short medium and where appropriate long term. Making speedy and appropriate clinical decisions and choosing the best course of action to take as a result is one of the most important and challenging parts of training to become a doctor. These extended true-to-life cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize important medical conditions and to develop their diagnostic and management skills. Key features: Extended case studies presented in an easy-to-read format presenting patient history examination investigations and differential diagnosis Readers are guided through the clinician's sequence of thoughts and actions as they consider how to manage the case appropriately in the short medium and if necessary long term Plentiful illustrations supplement the text A broad range of conditions is covered from acquired haemophilia to intestinal tuberculosis

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The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society

The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society

When thinking about lowering or changing consumption to lower carbon footprints the obvious offenders come easily to mind: petroleum and petroleum products paper and plastic even food. But not clothes. Although the clothing industry is the second largest polluter after agriculture most consumers do not think of clothes as a source of environmental damage. The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry: Fast Fashion and its Negative Impact on Environment and Society exposes how clever marketing tactics designed to increase demand skillfully hide this reality. An in-depth examination of the international fashion trade and related goods this book raises visibility of the ethical aspects of promoting overconsumption through explaining the ecological damage resulting from the high rate of discarding old clothes. It focuses on the promotion globalization and integration of the apparel sector into our social and political landscape. It presents an expert overview of the garment industry highlighting the harsh realities of the environmental and labor problems associated with it. It tracks the commercial and cultural factors that have led to the growth of fast fashion retail and its dominance of the entire industry. The book covers current regulatory policies both national and international on production and labor and the author does not shy away from making recommendations for change. He examines marketing business and economic models to explain how assumptions of traditional economic theory on industrial growth and prosperity fall short in addressing the high social costs of promoting the overconsumption of cheap and readily disposable clothes. You will come away with a detailed holistic understanding of the garment industry as well as clarity regarding the larger issue of finding balance when it comes to the ethics of consumption. | The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society

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Grain Marketing Second Edition

Grain Marketing Second Edition

Grain Marketing explores the basic principles and concepts of grain marketing and analyzes the futures and options markets agricultural policy grain pricing and grain marketing structures in the United States Canada and the European Community. This text helps students understand the world grain system trains them to use futures and options and explains how grain is marketed locally and internationally. The world grain industry affects our daily lives in ways both large and small. It influences what we consume for breakfast lunch and dinner and provides at least 40 percent of the world’s food supply. The U. S. and world grain industry affects our income our investments and global politics. As world population and therefore global demand for grain grows the volume handled by the U. S. grain industry will continue to expand demanding not only improvement in crop yields but also continued efforts to compete in increasingly sophisticated international markets. This newly revised fully updated text provides a practical comprehensive overview of grain marketing that is useful to both the upper-level undergraduate studying agricultural marketing and the professional working in the industry. Grain Marketing blends several approaches to the study of commodity marketing combining the institutional functional market structure and analytical and behavioral systems approach to grain marketing. The book includes basic background information for newcomers to the subject of agricultural marketing as well as more rigorous treatment of advanced subjects. The books overall plan allows the student to follow the movement of the major grains corn wheat and soybeans from farm production to final consumption. Along the way it provides a detailed description of the worldwide system encompassing local and multinational corporations state agencies and boards national trade and agricultural policies and the cash and futures markets that serve this industry. | Grain Marketing Second Edition

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Modern Soil Microbiology Third Edition

Modern Soil Microbiology Third Edition

The living soil is crucial to photosynthesis biogeochemical cycles global food production climate change biodiversity and plant and animal health. In the past decade scientists have made significant advances in soil microbiology research. While the basic principles are now better understood knowledge has been forthcoming on the best available technologies and methods applied to researching soil microorganisms their diversity interactions biochemistry survival gene expression and their roles in global climate change plant disease suppression and growth stimulation and biogeochemical cycles. This knowledge can be applied to better predict the transformation of pollutants in soil and the activities of microbes in the rhizosphere. It will also assist us in fostering crop production in an era with an increasing human population and intensification of agriculture. Following the tradition of its predecessors Modern Soil Microbiology Third Edition is an indispensable source that supports graduate/undergraduate teaching for soil and environmental microbiologists in academia as well as in government and industrial laboratories. It is a comprehensive collection of chapters on various aspects of soil microbiology useful for all professionals working with soils. Compiled by internationally renowned educators and research scholars this textbook contains key tables figures and photographs supported by thousands of references to illustrate the depth of knowledge in soil microbiology. FEATURES Fully updated and expanded to include new key chapters on historical developments future applications and soil viruses and proteins Discusses molecular methods applied to soil microbiology diverse soil microorganisms and global climate change Emphasizes the role of terrestrial microorganisms and cycles involved in climate change Details the latest molecular methods applied to soil microbiology research User-friendly for students and containing numerous tables figures and illustrations to better understand the current knowledge in soil microbiology

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The Building Blocks of Life A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals

The Building Blocks of Life A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals

Within the United Kingdom (UK) most mainstream healthcare practitioners receive little or no nutrition education during their years of training. As a consequence the understanding of nutrition amongst primary care practitioners such as general practitioners pharmacists midwives and practice nurses is limited and is largely focused on energy consumption and obesity. There is little knowledge of the wealth of micronutrients that underpin health nor of the ticking timebomb of insufficient intakes of those micronutrients amongst a significant proportion of the population in the UK. The Building Blocks of Life: A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals is a step towards redressing that balance. It sets out an informative and engaging narrative on how and why nutrition is the basis for good health. It discusses UK-specific issues with regards to diet and intakes of vitamins minerals essential fatty acids and other micronutrients. It also raises concerns about the potential negative health implications of the generally poor UK diet and suggests ways that healthcare practitioners can support patients in improving their long-term health outlook. Nutrition policy in the UK needs to be dragged into the 21st century and this book sets out evidence-based arguments which challenge current public health myths such as the idea that 10 micrograms of vitamin D is all anyone needs or the messaging around the consumption of saturated fat vs highly processed seed oils or that everyone can get all the nutrients they need from a varied and balanced diet. Although The Building Blocks of Life: A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals focuses on concerns around poor diet and the consequent micronutrient inadequacies in the UK the nutritional detail is relevant no matter where you are in the world. Everyone eats all the time. It is time that mainstream medicine looked towards food as both a cause and a solution to many of the chronic degenerative conditions that plague modern life. | The Building Blocks of Life A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals

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