Packed with insight from leading experts, Brown s Nutrition Through the Life Cycle illustrates how nutrition impacts healthy people as they grow, develop and function through life stages. Using a unique layered approach, the Seventh Edition progresses from preconception to the end stages of the life cycle, alternating chapters between normal and clinical nutrition to fully explain each concept. Topics include nutritional needs, nutrition and health disease outcomes and model programs, as well as new research on healthful diets, nutrients, gene variants and nutrient-gene interactions. Case studies offer further insight into clinical applications and care standards in real-world practice.