Nutrition and Public Health

Public health, a cross disciplinary field, influenced by multifactor where nutrition is a major factor. At present century, the knowledge in nutrition has been unfolded at molecular level, focused that nutrition regulates various dimension of public health. The book consists of ten chapters where information-education-communication has been highlighted for spreading of knowledge in nutrition. Lifestyle cum food and work style that influence the public health has been focused clearly along with strategies adopted for developing health friendly lifestyle to upgrade public health. Drug-nutrient interaction, a new domain in public health which modulate drug efficacy along with nutrient modification. This is the applied aspect of nutrition in public health upliftment. At present century, nutrient-gene interaction is a major domain that control genomics and epigenetics. A separate chapter has been included here to clear the up-to date idea about gene silencing and gene imprinting by nutrients. Entrepreneurship in general with special emphasis on food science and dietetics field has been reflected in this book. It will give the direction for opening self-employment opportunity, an important aspect of public economy and health status upgradation. Counselling, an indisputable process for public health modulation also highlighted here. Public health is also modulated by food fortification, nutraceuticals which have been incorporated in the separate chapter. Public health, physical activity, performance and endurance are closely linked. Impact of nutrition on sports event, physical performance have been included in separate chapter. 21 st century is considered as century of oxidative stress. Through food habit modification, oxidative stress-induced health disorders can be combated, included in a separate chapter. Attempts have been made to present the material in understandable and clear forms with use of different diagrams, flow charts, illustration and tables.

Book Contents:

1. Counselling and Health Promotion
2. Oxidative Stress and Health Disorders: Role of Nutrients
3. Sports Performance and Nutrition
4. nutrigenomics and Nutriepigenetics
5. Life Style, Food Style and Health
6. Information, Education and Communication in Community Nutrition
7. Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in Nutrition
8. Food Fortification and Disease Prevention
9. Nutraceuticals and Health
10. Drug-Nutrient Interaction