Sociological and medical aspects of nutrition

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Abstract: A reference text for nutrition scientists, dietitians, and health planners presents 8 technical reviews, prepared by experts in their respective fields, concerning various sociologial effects on food and nutrition practices, and the relationship between several nutritional considerations with disease states and health. The reviews include detailed examinations of: historical sociological effects and trends on human food habits; a national household food consumption survey conducted in Colombia, South American to identify food habits; physiological, pharmacological, and neurological effects of opioid peptides from food; the toxicity, deficiency diseases, and human requirements of selenium; the prevalence, development, symptoms, and histological and biochemical features of psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis, and the effect of essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals as mediators in psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis