{"product_id":"9783032254016","title":"Pocket Primer for Nutritional Health","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePocket Primer for Nutritional Health\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNorman J Temple | Ted Wilson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Nutrition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents on topics where there is much interest and where there have been important developments in recent years for the field of nutrition. Spanning 15 chapters, this book will cover research methods in nutrition; phytochemicals in health and the prevention of disease; obesity, its causes and effective treatments including diet, surgery, and drugs; coronary heart disease and the role of diet; ultra-processed foods and their relationship to health and disease; healthy alternatives to the Western diet including the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet, and vegetarian diets; health promotion and the importance of government policy; front-of pack food labels; genomics including genomic medicine; microbiome including the potential value of prebiotics; sustainable foods including aspects of climate change relevant to food; and the food industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePocket Primer for Nutritional Health\u003c\/em\u003e is great for nutrition researchers, nutrition professors, dietitians, and can be used for senior undergrad and grad courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorman J. Temple, PhD, is originally from London, England, and lives there now. He lived in Canada for many years.  He was the professor of nutrition at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada and is now a professor emeritus. His courses are taught by distance education and are taken by a thousand students a year across Canada. He has published 100 papers, mainly in the area of nutrition in relation to health. This includes research in Cape Town on the role of the changing diet in South Africa on the pattern of diseases in that country, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. He has also been highly active in publishing books. Together with Denis Burkitt he coedited \u003cem\u003eWestern Diseases: Their Dietary Prevention and Reversibility\u003c\/em\u003e (1994). He coedited \u003cem\u003eNutritional Health: Strategies for Disease Prevention\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), \u003cem\u003eBeverage Impacts on Health and Nutrition \u003c\/em\u003e(2016), \u003cem\u003eCommunity Nutrition for Developing\u003c\/em\u003e Countries (2016), \u003cem\u003eNutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), and \u003cem\u003eExcessive Medical Spending: Facing the Challenge\u003c\/em\u003e (2007). Dr Temple’s work has achieved much impact internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTed Wilson, PhD, is a Professor of Biology at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eHis research is primarily devoted to understanding the effects of cranberry juice and other common foods on cardiovascular disease, antioxidant capacity, glycemic control, and weight loss effects related to the consumption of low-carbohydrate diets. He also maintains an interest in the physiological mechanisms responsible for acclimation to high altitude and the physiology of cardiac function. He has 48 peer-reviewed publications and has edited\/co-edited 8 books. He has co-edited several books with Norman Temple on the topic of human nutrition in health and disease. He teaches courses in nutrition, cell biology, cardiac physiology, human physiology, and anatomy. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHumana\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032254016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e174\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185150279820,"sku":"9783032254016","price":80.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032254016.jpg?v=1781088916","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032254016","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}