NUTRITIONAL DISEASE

any of the nutrient-related diseases and disorders that cause illness in humans. They may include deficiencies or excesses in the diet, as well as sensitivity to certain foods. The effects on the human body can range from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes to tooth decay. Additional reading Nutritional deficiency disorders are examined in Ancel Keys et al., The Biology of Human Starvation, 2 vol. (1950); W.R. Aykroyd, The Conquest of Famine (1974); David Grigg, The World Food Problem, 19501980 (1985); Myron Winick (ed.), Hunger Disease: Studies by the Jewish Physicians in the Warsaw Ghetto (1979; originally published in Polish, 1946); Robert E. Olson, Protein-Calorie Malnutrition (1975); and Richard A. Wright and Steven Heymsfield (eds.), Nutritional Assessment (1984). Nutrition problems other than hunger are the subject of American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, Adverse Reaction to Foods (1984); Sara Gilbert, Pathology of Eating: Psychology and Treatment (1986); Patricia Hausman, Jack Sprat's Legacy: The Science and Politics of Fat & Cholesterol (1981); Albert J. Stunkard (ed.), Obesity (1980); and J.S. Garrow, Treat Obesity Seriously: A Clinical Manual (1981). Nutritional aspects of other diseases and diet therapies are discussed in Maurice E. Shils and Vernon R. Young (eds.), Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 7th ed. (1988); Great Britain. Panel on Diet in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease, Diet and Cardiovascular Disease: Report (1984); World Health Organization, Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Report (1982); and National Research Council (U.S.), Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer (1982). A. Stewart Truswell