Food and Nutrition by Bansal

Lack of knowledge of the facts of food and nutrition causes various nutritional disorders such as nightblindness due to vit. A deficiency, goitre formation due to iodine deficiency, marasmus due to protein deficiency and rickets due to calcium or vit. D deficiency in children, anemia due to iron deficiency, obesity and coronary heart disease due to excess of fat in the diet and diabetes mellitus due to excessive intake of carbohydrate or sugar etc., which can be prevented and cured by improving the nutrition. This book has been written to provide the proper knowledge of the facts of food and nutrition to the medical and paramedical persons. This book will be very useful for Medical/Paramedical and Nursing students, who may utilize the food facts and nutrition mentioned in it, during the health care of their patients.