LibGuides: Human Nutrition: Books

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HUNT Textbooks online

Understanding Nutrition, 5th ed. by Eleanor Whitney et al
ISBN: 9780170457972
Older editions also available in print and online.
Nutrition Counseling and Education Skills: a Practical Guide, 8th ed. by Beto, Judith & Holli, Betsy
ISBN: 9781284238549
Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness by Dawn Clifford; Laura Curtis
ISBN: 9781462524235
Publication Date: 2015

General Human Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, 4th ed. by Benjamin Caballero (Editor-In-Chief)
ISBN: 0323908160
Publication Date: 2023
Handbook of Nutrition and Food, 3rd ed. by Carolyn D. Berdanier (Editor); Johanna T. Dwyer (Editor); David Heber (Editor)
ISBN: 9781466505728
Publication Date: 2014
Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 2nd ed. by Benjamin Caballero, Luiz Trugo, Paul Finglas
Publication Date: 2003
Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 11th ed. by A. Catherine Ross
ISBN: 1469828316
Publication Date: 2014
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition, 4th ed. by David A. Bender
Publication Date: 2014
4th edition.
Present Knowledge in Nutrition, vol. 1 by Bernadette P. Marriott (Editor); Diane F. Birt (Editor); Virginia A. Stalling (Editor); Allison A. Yates (Editor)
ISBN: 0128198427
Publication Date: 2020
Present Knowledge in Nutrition, vol. 2 by Bernadette P. Marriott (Editor); Diane F. Birt (Editor); Virginia A. Stallings (Editor); Allison A. Yates (Editor)
ISBN: 0128184612
Publication Date: 2020
The Merck Index Online
Regarded as the most authoritative and reliable source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals

Specialised Topics

Clinical Paediatric Dietetics by Vanessa Shaw (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
5th edition.
Clinical Nutrition, 2nd ed. by Marinos Elia (Editor); Susan A. Lanham-New (Editor); Rebecca J. Stratton (Editor); Olle Ljungqvist (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
From the Nutrition Society (UK).

New Zealand Food Composition Tables

Visit the New Zealand Food Composition Data website to download the 14th edition (2021) of the Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables. Complied by the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health.

Nutritient Reference Values

Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand
Chapters on each nutrient are printable in PDF. Also includes the NRV calculator to find specific nutrient needs based on gender and age. From the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.