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More About This Title Multicultural Handbook of Food, Nutrition andDietetics
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Written by a team of authors drawn from the British Dietetic Association's Specialist Multicultural Nutrition Group the book provides in-depth information to equip the reader in the provision of nutrition advice to minority groups. Spanning a broad range of cultural groups the book seeks to consider religious and cultural requirements in relation to traditional diets; research on migration studies and chronic disease states; and nutrition and dietetic treatment in relation to key chronic diseases.
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Arlene Barton is an HPC registered Dietitian and Lecturer in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at Nottingham University.
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Contributors vii
Acknowledgements ix
Foreword xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 South Asian Sub-continent 1
1.1 Gujarati Diet 1
1.2 Punjabi Diet 28
1.3 Pakistani Diet 41
1.4 Bangladeshi Diet 72
1.5 Sri Lankan Diet 85
Chapter 2 West Indies 113
Chapter 3 East Asia 135
3.1 Chinese Diet 135
3.2 Vietnamese Diet 168
3.3 Japanese Diet 178
Chapter 4 Israel 197
Chapter 5 Eastern Mediterranean Region 212
5.1 Arabic Diet 212
5.2 Somalian Diet 236
Chapter 6 West Africa 248
6.1 Nigerian Diet 248
6.2 Ghanaian Diet 266
Chapter 7 East and South-East Europe 277
7.1 Polish Diet 277
7.2 Greek Diet 296
7.3 Turkish Diet 306
Chapter 8 Maternal and Child Nutrition 317
8.1 Introduction 317
8.2 Preconception 317
8.3 Pregnancy and lactation 319
8.4 Childhood nutrition 326
8.5 Breastfeeding 327
8.6 Bottle feeding 331
8.7 Weaning 337
8.8 Preterm infant nutrition 345
8.9 Food allergy and intolerance 346
8.10 Oral health 347
Chapter 9 Nutritional Management of Disease 354
9.1 Cancer in the different BME groups 354
9.2 Metabolic Syndrome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in BME groups 363
9.3 Vitamin D defi ciency in BME groups 366
Index 379
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“This is a fascinating book and a great resource for U.K. nutrition professionals. Its usefulness may be limited in the U.S., but it is helpful as an additional resource on food and culture.” (Doody’s, 10 August 2012)
