Recommended in the Brandon/Hill selected list of print books and journals for the small medical library - April 2001 & 2003 This Ninth Edition of Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease is an authoritative and comprehensive reference on basic and clinical nutrition. World-class contributors cover all aspects of this continually changing role of nutrition in medicine, dentistry, dietetics, nursing, pharmacy, public health and public policy. In addition to coverage of newer scientific developments in this field tutorial chapters provide orientation to the history, terminology, key concepts, and most recent advances in molecular genetics essential for understanding these advances in nutrition.