The ageing process changes body composition and thus nutritional status changes as one gets older. At the same time the body becomes more susceptib...

The taking in and use of food and other nourishing material by the body. Nutrition is a 3-part process. First, food or drink is consumed. Second, t...

Nutraceuticals are established food components widely consumed as supplements to the diet, either as formulated products or for fortification of fo...

This book presents current research in the study of nutritional and physical education. Topics discussed include nutritional education in the workp...

Nutritional education programs have been implemented in the workplace and in schools in an effort to improve diet and lifestyle, and therefore, red...

Ageing induces a decrease in bone mass, and osteoporosis with its accompanying decrease in bone mass is widely recognised as a major public heath p...

A balanced and healthy diet is prerequisite for a good health and well-being. However, dietary natural or introduced components can contribute in h...

A balanced and healthy diet is prerequisite for good health and well-being. However, dietary natural or introduced components can contribute in hig...

Malnutrition is a serious problem amongst many sections of the population. Increases in morbidity and mortality, length of hospital stay and hence,...

Every day, people must make choices. Perhaps nothing is as important, however, as what people choose to eat or not eat. While hunger, whether it be...

The prevalence of obesity in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Although AIs are ...

Obesity is a major risk for both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globall...

This book presents and discusses research which examines how obstetric morbidities are associated with obesity, as well as the importance of this a...

States and communities are responding to the obesity epidemic in the United States by working to create environments that support healthy eating an...

Despite several improvements in risk assessment and exposure prevention, the occupational environment could expose workers to a wide variety of ris...

Occupational health and safety refers to the whole series of prevention measures and protection, technical measures, organisational solutions, and ...

The prevention, control, reduction and elimination of occupational hazards and risks are a continuous and ever-evolving concern. Occupational safet...

Through the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act or act), Congress sought a nationwide approach to regulating workplace accidents an...

Olives are one of the main cultivation crops across the Mediterranean region and have been occupying an essential part in the diet of people in add...

EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids are contained in oily fish, such as salmon, lake trout, tuna and herring. These fatty acids are not essential to th...

During the past decades, intensive collaborative research in the fields of chronic and acute inflammatory disorders has resulted in a better unders...

Compelling data shows cardiovascular beneficial effects in consuming fatty acids highly present in fish, such as omega 3, docosahexanoic acid (DHA ...