This book fulfills the need for a balanced report on current understanding of dietetics and nutrition. It sifts through mountains of literature and constructs a concrete structure from scattered information. Data that are still speculative are identified as such, facts are so stated and erroneous beliefs are exposed. All this is done in a language that dieticians, nutritionists, medical professionals and busy homemakers are all comfortable with. The latest edition has been fully updated (with up-to-date references provided) and is more crisp but accommodating. This latest edition has retained the earlier four part format, wherein the first deals with the elements of dietetics and nutrition, the second deals with the food items, the third with clinical dietetics and the fourth with nutritional values.