CRC
Desk Reference
for Nutrition

As in the previous editions of this CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, terms of interest to the nutritionist are listed alphabetically. Included are medical terms, food science terms, metabolic terms,
physiologic terms, drug terms, biotechnology terms, and nutrition terms. Since nutrition and foods
are integrated sciences, not all of these terms will be useful to all readers. However, there should be
a large number of terms useful to many readers. The third edition provides many more terms than
were provided in the earlier editions. There have been some notable changes and inclusions that
hopefully will make this edition more useful than the earlier ones. A web address has been included
to give the reader access to the extensive tables of food composition maintained by USDA. In addition, a web address for dietary reference intakes (DRIs) has been included to again provide the most
current recommendations for nutrient intakes. These recommendations are in a state of flux. As the
information base expands with respect to nutrient use and need, the DRIs are changed to reflect this
newer knowledge. The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) table found in the first edition has
been omitted, as have the many tables of food composition.