Table of Contents
Contributors viii
Series Foreword x
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
About the companion website xiv
Part One Public Health Nutrition Tools 1
1 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition 3 Martin Wiseman
2 Concepts and Definitions Used in Public Health Nutrition 9 Eric J Brunner and Ailsa A Welch
3 Assessment of Dietary Habits 18 Marga Ocke and Emma Foster
4 Assessment of Nutritional Status in Public Health Nutrition Settings 29 H David McCarthy
5 Food Composition 36 Mark Roe, Jenny Plumb, U Ruth Charrondierre and Paul Finglas
6 Dietary Reference Values 47 Peter J Aggett
7 Assessment of Physical Activity 56 Bjørge H Hansen and Ulf Ekelund
Part Two Current State of Evidence 69
8 Poor Dietary Patterns 71 Judith L Buttriss and Anne P Nugent
9 Minerals and Vitamins of Current Concern 88
Iron 88 Peter J Aggett
Iodine 96 Margaret P Rayman and Sarah C Bath
Vitamin A 102 Elizabeth J Johnson and Emily Mohn
10 Nutrition Pre-conception and during Pregnancy 111 Sara Stanner
11 Nutrition and Infant/Child Development 137 Alison M Lennox
12 Nutrition and Teenagers/Young Adults 159 Elisabeth Weichselbaum
13 Nutrition in Older Adults 175 Ashley T LaBrier, Clare A Corish, and Johanna T Dwyer
Part Three Diet and Disease 193
14 Obesity: Maternal 195 Debbie M Smith, Tracey A Mills, and Christine Furber
15 Obesity: Childhood 205 Laura Stewart, Jenny Gillespie, and Taryn Young
16 Cardiovascular Diseases: Sodium and Blood Pressure 214 Linda M Oude Griep and Paul Elliott
17 Carbohydrates and Metabolic Health 221 Judith L Buttriss
18 Cardiovascular Disease: Dietary Fat Quality 236 Tom Sanders
19 Diet and Cancer 243 Farah Naja and Lara Nasreddine
20 Bone Health 284 Louise R Wilson, Andrea L Darling, and Susan A Lanham-New
21 Dental Health 298 Anja Heilmann and Richard G Watt
22 Mental Health and Cognitive Function 310
Iron 310 Paul A Sharp
Caffeine 313 Peter J Rogers
B Vitamins 317 Helene McNulty
Physical Activity 320 Kenneth R Fox
Part Four Environmental Factors 325
23 Obesogenic Neighbourhood Food Environments 327 Amelia A Lake, Tim G Townshend, and Thomas Burgoine
24 The Wider Environment and its Effect on Dietary Behaviour 339 Bridget Benelam and Judith L Buttriss
Part Five Public Health Nutrition Strategies and Approaches 357
25 Global and National Public Health Nutrition Approaches 359 Francesco Branca and Cassandra H Ellis
26 Developing Strategies in the Community 373 Janet E Cade, Charlotte EL Evans, and Jayne Hutchinson
27 Dietary Change and Evidence on How to Achieve This 386 Janice L Thompson
28 Evaluation of Public Health Nutrition Interventions and Policies 398 Ailsa A Welch and Richard PG Hayhoe
29 Considerations for Evaluation of Public Health Nutrition Interventions in Diverse Communities 405 Basma Ellahi
Appendix 411
Index 417