Textbook for Higher Education -- College Students' Dietary Nutrition and Health (Second Edition)

The book introduces the basic knowledge of nutriology in simple words, studies the relationship among the nutritional value of food, food hygiene and human health and the chemical changes of different nutrients in the course of processing by using the basic theory and basic methods of modern nutriology and food hygiene.Through the study of food nutrition and basic health knowledge, students will be able to understand the various nutrients in the food and their effects on the human body; master the physical and chemical properties, main function, source and requirement of seven kinds of nutrients required by the body as well as the content of various nutrients contained in food; get to know the importance of reasonable cooking and reasonable nutrition, basic requirements of reasonable nutrition, influence of food processing upon nutrients, and ways to improve the nutritional level; have awareness of Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and master the basic requirements and methods to protect food hygiene and quality; grasp the diet characteristics of the special people groups and patients with common chronic illness, so as to prepare reasonable diets and maintain health; and masterly use the knowledge about food nutrition and hygiene to become the master of their life.The principles and methods of reasonable nutrition is an important means for people to improve their health. And it can fully mobilize the enthusiasm of college students on healthcare.With the reasonable combination of different kinds of food on the market according to our own conditions, we can achieve a balanced diet.Good nutrition does not mean high consumption and high investment, nor has to rely on healthcare food.On the basis of science, the author creatively put forward a dietary guide on food-based nutrition for college students, and designed a balanced diet method that is easy to understand and easy to master in the implementation of college students' diet nutrition program.The book is designed to provide nutrition education for college students, guide them with rational food consumption and adhere to the basic principle of following the healthy diets.Based on the dietary characteristics and dietary habits of the Chinese people, it not only contains scientific achievements on reasonable nutrition, but is also feasible and easy to operate.To reflect the development dynamics of dietary nutrition and health at home and abroad, and also to enable the college students to have a general understanding of diet nutrition and health, the author increased the knowledge about food safety on the basis of the first edition and teaching practice, making this book more practical.