Nutrition and health
- Written by one of the leading experts in the subject
- Professionally designed and illustrated throughout
- Supports training, requalification and refresher training
- Ideal for learners or anyone with an interest in the subject
Foundation Nutrition & Health Handbook
An expert resource that provides the knowledge on nutrition and health.
Highfield’s Foundation Nutrition & Health Handbook, including Healthier Foods and Special Diets, is an ideal text for use on foundation nutrition and health training courses, as well as for specialist in-house nutrition training courses.
Written to provide expert support to learners, the book delivers the key knowledge your students need to know so that they will gain a good understanding of the important issues involved in nutrition and health. It’s also ideal for use as a refresher training aid and for requalification.
Professionally designed with full colour illustrations and a gloss finish, this in-depth and engaging book comes in an A5 format.
One of the most comprehensive nutrition and health resources on the market, it covers the key topics including:
- Food, nutrition and diet
- Healthy eating and a healthy diet
- Fluid
- Nutrients
- Energy
- Proteins, fats and carbohydrates
- Vitamins and minerals
- Digestion and absorption
- Food groups
- Nutrition and the life stages
- Malnutrition
- Special diets
- Good intolerances and allergies
- Vulnerable groups
