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The main goal of this anthology is to provide the reader with up-to-date information by presenting current topics based on scientific evidence... [This book] is to be used as a companion to a standard nutrition text... [It] is composed of seven units that review current knowledge and controversies in the area of nutrition. The first unit describes current trends in the field of nutrition in the United States and the rest of the world, including the new dietary guidelines for the United States and the "New Food Guide Pyramid"... Units two, three, and four include topics that focus on nutrients and recent research findings on the role nutrients play in degenerative disease and the obesity epidemic worldwide. Unites five and six cover topics on health claims and focus on food safety, including subjects about which consumers are misinformed and are thus vulnerable to quackery. Finally, unit seven focuses on world hunger and malnutrition, including environmental sustainability and biotechnology.-Pref.