Foreword by C. Gopalan
Preface
Section I – Introduction to Human Nutrition
Chapter 1. Food, Nutrition and Health
Ravinder Chadha and Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 2. Nutrient Requirements and Recommendations
Ravinder Chadha
Chapter 3. Energy
Anupa Siddhu and Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 4. Carbohydrates
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 5. Lipids
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 6. Proteins
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 7. Water and Major Minerals
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 8. Trace Minerals
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 9. Fat-soluble vitamins
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 10. Water-soluble vitamins
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 11. Digestion and Absorption
Shailly Nigam
Chapter 12. Methods of Cooking
Salila Thomas
Chapter 13. Enhancing the nutritional quality of the diet
Sushma Sharma
Chapter 14. Nutrition Labelling
Pulkit Mathur and Suman Kumari
Section II : Life Cycle Nutrition
Chapter 15. Principles of Meal Planning
Pulkit Mathur
Chapter 16. Food Based Dietary Guidelines
Meenal Srivastava
Chapter 17. Nutrition for Adults
Shavika Gupta
Chapter 18. Nutrition during Pregnancy
Pooja Raizada
Chapter 19. Nutrition during Lactation
Neena Bhatia
Chapter 20. Nutrition during Infancy
Sushma Sharma
Chapter 21. Nutrition for Preschoolers
Neena Bhatia
Chapter 22. Nutrition for School age children
Prachi Mishra
Chapter 23. Nutrition during Adolescence
Prachi Mishra
Chapter 24. Nutrition for the Elderly
Manisha Sabharwal
Chapter 25. Exercise, Sports and Nutrition
Priti Rishi Lal
Chapter 26. Feeding Children with Special Needs
Veenu Seth
Chapter 27. Nutrition and Infection
Pulkit Mathur
About the Editors and Contributors