{"product_id":"the-building-blocks-of-life-9781032271118","title":"The Building Blocks of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the United Kingdom (UK), most mainstream healthcare practitioners receive little or no nutrition education during their years of training. As a consequence, the understanding of nutrition amongst primary care practitioners such as general practitioners, pharmacists, midwives, and practice nurses is limited and is largely focused on energy consumption and obesity. There is little knowledge of the wealth of micronutrients that underpin health, nor of the ticking timebomb of insufficient intakes of those micronutrients amongst a significant proportion of the population in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Building Blocks of Life: A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals\u003c\/i\u003e is a step towards redressing that balance. It sets out an informative and engaging narrative on how and why nutrition is the basis for good health. It discusses UK-specific issues with regards to diet and intakes of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and other micronutrients. It also raises concerns abou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Nutrition Basics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Malnutrition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Digestion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Obesity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Immunity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Vitamin D\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Conception, pregnancy, and foetal development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Tired all the time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Different Ways of eating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018939203927,"sku":"9781032271118","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032271118.jpg?v=1750778747","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-building-blocks-of-life-9781032271118","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}