chapter 1 Introduction: Fundamentals of Nutrition -- chapter 2 Digestion of Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins -- chapter 3 Requirements for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fat, and Proteins -- chapter 4 Role of Essential Fatty Acids 53 54 / chapter 5 Eicosanoids -- chapter 6 Inorganic Elements (Minerals) 86 102 128 / chapter 7 Vitamins�An Overview 139 / chapter 8 Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- chapter 9 Water-Soluble Vitamins I -- chapter 10 Water-Soluble Vitamins II 211 / chapter 11 Vitamin-Like Substances -- chapter 12 Nutritional Aspects of Pregnancy and Lactation -- chapter 13 Nutrition and Development 273 277 278 288 290 / chapter 14 Nutrition and Aging 295 / chapter 15 Nutritional Assessment 306 307 310 315 / chapter 16 Obesity and Eating Disorders -- chapter 17 Cholesterol and Hyperlipidemia -- chapter 18 Osteoporosis -- chapter 19 Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes -- chapter 20 Nutritional Aspects of Genetic Disease 381 385 / chapter 21 Nutritional and Metabolic Effects of Alcohol -- chapter 22 Nutritional Epidemiology 417 / chapter 23 Dietary Fiber -- chapter 24 Antioxidants and Health 441 / chapter 25 Toxicants Occurring Naturally in Foods and Additives -- chapter 26 Vegetarianism and Other Popular Nutritional Practices -- chapter 27 Nutritional Aspects of Biotransformation 483 489 / chapter 28 Nutraceuticals -- chapter 29 Alternative Medicine: Dietary Supplements.