Contents: Preface, Relationship between Food, Nutrition & Health, History of Nutrition, Functions of Food, Digestion of Food, Food and Nutrition, Nutrition, Diet & Development, Nutrition & Diet Therapy, Nutrition for Infants, Children, Adults, Women and Elderly, Ideal Diet Plan, The Food Pyramid, Therapeutic Diet, Bibliography This book has been designed keeping in view the needs of nutritionists, dieticians, medical doctors and food scientists, in such a unique way that it will be able to assist the food industry, the regulatory authorities, all related professionals and the consumers in the understanding and application of nutrition and diet for human health.