The consequences of inappropriate human nutrition are amongst the major causes of ill health and premature death throughout the world. Appropriate nutrition is essential for normal growth and development, optimum human performance, and has been identified as a major factor in the prevention of many forms of cancer. Essentials of Human Nutrition provides a broad-based introduction to the field of human nutrition, aimed at undergraduate students embarking on courses in nutrition, and for medical students, doctors, and other health professionals, who require a basic understanding of the subject. While providing the basics of human nutrition, the book discusses some of the most important applied and clinical topics in the field today, including a number of fascinating case studies.