The practical book for all aspects of human nutrition! Comprehensive: from nutritional counseling for healthy individuals to the diagnostics and therapy of nutrition-related diseases and disease-related malnutrition; from fringe diets to biotechnology in nutrition; from obesity in childhood and adolescence to nutritional and fluid therapy. For further education: aligned with the curriculum of nutritional medicine from the German Medical Association; aspects of the Council of Europe initiative, including evidence-based medicine and prevention. Competent and interdisciplinary: with contributions from over 90 renowned authors from clinical practice, research, and counseling. New in the 3rd edition: supplemented with important trace elements such as selenium and zinc, dedicated chapters on tobacco and alcohol cessation, as well as all current aspects of undernutrition, including disease-related malnutrition. The influence of nutrition on.