Nutritional Epidemiology (Translated Version)

Author: Hao Ling Li Zhu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: "For anyone attempting to conduct dietary surveys, this is a very useful reference book. For those working in epidemiology on dietary measurement research, Walter Willett's book is a must-read." The American Journal of Epidemiology "More scholars are focusing on the relationship between diet and the incidence of chronic diseases in adults, and this book is crucial for them! Its importance lies in its comprehensive and systematic summary of the remarkable achievements in nutritional epidemiology over the past decade, compiled to meet the long-standing demand. Walter Willett's book will provide significant help to graduate students, practitioners, and researchers in nutritional epidemiology." Journal of Nutrition Education "It offers a thorough and in-depth analysis of the characteristics of dietary variation and its impact on the design and interpretation of nutritional epidemiological research." International Journal of Epidemiology "Professor Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health is a renowned scholar in the field of nutritional epidemiology, a popular and interdisciplinary discipline. Nutritional Epidemiology is specifically written for researchers active in the field of diet and disease. The methods and principles of this discipline are complex, but the book is clearly organized and easy to understand." Community Health Studies "This book systematically introduces the principles and methods of modern nutritional epidemiology and their application and development in the study of the etiology and preventive measures of chronic diseases. It extensively covers methods for dietary intake surveys, biochemical measurements of dietary intake, physical measurements, and body composition analysis, elaborating on the reproducibility, accuracy, and techniques for correcting measurement errors. The authors focus on the methodology for evaluating dietary intake using the 'Food Frequency Questionnaire' surveys and nutritional biochemical tests developed by him. The book provides numerous examples of research on the relationship between diet and coronary heart disease, fat intake and breast cancer, folic acid and neural tube defects, and vitamin A and lung cancer. It offers a comprehensive, in-depth, and systematic discussion of the principles and methods for analyzing, presenting, and interpreting data on the relationship between diet and disease. This book is suitable for professionals working in epidemiology, nutrition, and dietary studies, as well as researchers in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, and geriatric etiology, as well as specialists in oncology, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic diseases. It is also applicable for public health professionals and policymakers, and can serve as a graduate textbook or advanced reference book."