ch. 1. Women's health, nutrition and research / Nancy B. Cummings -- ch. 2. Major diet-related risk factors for women / Susan H. Mitmesser and Timothy P. Carr -- ch. 3. Gender, culture and nutrition / Cristanna M. Cook and Richard A. Cook -- ch. 4. Nutritional needs of female adolescents / Jamie S. Stang and Rachel Hayes-Bohn -- ch. 5. Premenstrual syndrome : nutritional implications / Jaime S. Ruud and Bonnie Taub-Dix -- ch. 6. Nutritional guidelines during pregnancy and lactation / Yolanda Cartwright and Mary Story -- ch. 7. Hormonal oral contraception and nutrition : vitamins and minerals / Priscille G. Masse and Carole C. Tranchant -- ch. 8. Menopause and nutrition / Jennifer C. Lovejoy and Michael Hamilton -- ch. 9. Nutritional considerations of older women / Helen Smiciklas-Wright. [et al.] -- ch. 10. Eating disorders : metabolic complications and therapy / Kelly K. Hill. [et al.] --

ch. 11. Nutritional anemias / Lisa M. Bodner, Kelley S. Scanlon and Mary E. Cogswell -- ch. 12. Diet and osteoporosis / John J.B. Anderson -- ch. 13. Nutritional issues of cardiovascular disease in women / Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Anastasia Z. Kalea and Ira Wolinsky -- ch. 14. Diabetes : a women's disease? / Carolyn D. Berdanier -- ch. 15. Nutritional issues in arthritis and rheumatic disease / Tammy O. Utset -- ch. 16. Thryoid hormones in health and disease / Carolyn D. Berdanier -- ch. 17. Nutritional factors in women's cancers : breast, cervical, endometrial and ovarian / Barbara C. Pence -- ch. 18. Women and weight : a model-based perspective / Ellen S. Parham and Adrienne A. White -- ch. 19. Nutritional concerns of female recreational athletes / Catherine G. Ratzin Jackson -- ch. 20. Nutrition and vegetarianism / Sujatha Rajaram, Patricia A. Dyett and Joan Sabate -- ch. 21. Nutrition issues of women in the U.S. Army / Nancy King, Carol J. Baker-Fulco and E. Wayne Askew -- Appendix -- Index.