2nd Edition
Food and Nutrition Across the Lifespan Global Perspectives
Preface
Part 1: Foundation knowledge
1 Food and nutrition basics
Ryan Tam and Lachlan Mitchell
2 Cultures, beliefs, and food habits
Sharon Croxford
Part 2: The life stages
3 Preconception
Regina Belski
4 Conception and pregnancy
Alexandra Cremona
5 Lactation
Jane Scott
6 Newborn and infant
Aileen Kennedy
7 Toddler and preschooler (1–5 years)
Brittany Johnson and Chelsea Mauch
8 Child (6–12 years)
Kirrilly Pursey, Wai Yew Yang, Annette Murphy, and Clare Collins
9 Adolescent (13–18 years)
Kelly Bobridge. Nina Calogero, and Therese O’Sullivan
10 Young, early, and middle adult (19–60 years)
Adrienne Forsyth, Nicole M. Senior, Kim Tikellis , Jessica Perrone
Claire Dimitroff, Wendy Stuart-Smith, Emma Stirling, and Sharon Croxford
11 Older adult (61–84 years) and later stage older adult (85 years and older)
Antonia Thodis
Part 3: Regional perspectives
12 Africa and the Caribbean
Gladys O. Latunde-Dada
13 Americas
Olivia Thomas and Adrienne Forsyth
14 Indigenous peoples of North America nutrition and health
Cristine Kitzman, Sharon Swampy, and Nora Vezina
15 Asia
Tammie ST Choi
16 Middle East
Sharon Croxford
17 Oceania
Sharon Croxford
18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition
Felicity Kerslake, Danielle Armour, and Alana Gall
19 Māori nutrition and health
Nikki Renall (Taranaki) and Lisa Te Morenga (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Te Uri o Hua, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa)
20 Pacific nutrition and health
Sharon Croxford
21 United Kingdom
Tom Sanders
22 Europe
Audrey Tierney, Megan Curran, and Ellen McCarthy
Biography
Sharon Croxford is Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Australian Catholic University. She has worked across Australia, England, and Türkiye and with Pacific Islanders as a dietitian, chef, writer, teacher, and researcher. She is a discipline lead for nutrition and public health and Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and leads international research in culinary nutrition and competencies and culinary culture and dietary acculturation.
Adrienne Forsyth is Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD), Advanced Accredited Sports Dietitian (AdvAccSD), and Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP). She is an associate professor at the Australian Catholic University, where she leads undergraduate and postgraduate research training in nutrition and dietetics.
