Textbook of Food and Nutrition English 2017

Food and Food products have become commodites produced and traded in a market that has expanded from an essentially local base to an icnreasingly global one. Changes in world food economy are reflected in shifting dietary patterns, for example increased consumption of energy-dense diets high in fats,particularly saturated fats, increased consumption of energy-dense diets high in fats, particularly saturated fats, and low in unrefined carbohydrates. These patterns are combined with a decline in energy expenditure that is associated with a sedentary life-style. Nutrition is coming to the fore as a major modifiable determinant of chronic disease, with scientific evidence increasingly supporting the view that alteratiosn in diet have strong efforts, both positive and negative, on health throughout life. In many developing countires food policies remain focused only on under-nutrition and are not addressing the prevention of chronic disease. About Author : Ashok Pande, holds Masters Degree in Home Science and P.G. Diploma in Catering and Food Technology. He is a prominent scientists and a seasoned teacher having over three decades of professional outstandign. He has organised many seminars, symposia and workshops on health, nutrition and food science. Associated with many national and international NGOs he is actively engaged in activities to improve health of rural masses, environmental protection, pollution control and environmental sanitaion. As a prolific writer, he has penned a number of research papers in professional journals of repute.