About this Book

Discusses the caloric value of food, BMR, SDA, protein quality, protein requirement, nutritional value of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, protein calorie malnutrition, the importance of fiber in the diet, vitamins, minerals, safety aspects of naturally occurring toxicants and antinutritional factors in foods, nutritional disorders in India, dangers of alcoholism, smoking, and obesity, etc.