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Good sources on animal and plant nutrition in general include P. McDonald et al., Animal Nutrition, 5th ed. (1995); Lee Russell McDowell, Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition, 2nd ed. (2000); I.H. Burger and J.P.W. Rivers (eds.), Nutrition of the Dog and Cat (1989); Horst Marschner, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants, 2nd ed. (1995); and Walter Mertz (ed.), Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition, 5th ed., 2 vol. (1986–87), a classic text on inorganic micronutrients.
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Kenneth Carpenter
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, University of California, Berkeley
- Esmond E. Snell
- A. Stewart Truswell
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Nutrition: Macronutrient Intake, Imbalances, and Interventions. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Facts - 7 Foods People Used to Think Were Healthy. | Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Nutrition. | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living - The development of the performance sex gap in track-and-field events across the lifespan. | Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Nutrition. | Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Human Nutrition: 2020 Edition - Nutrition, Health and Disease. | May 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - What is Nutrition and Why Does it Matter? | May 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Nutrition and Immunity. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Overview of Nutrition. | Feb 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Importance of Nutrients and Nutrient Metabolism on Human Health. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Basic Concepts in Nutrition. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Jul 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNICEF - Nutrition. | Mar 27, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: USDA ChooseMyPlate.gov - MyPlate. | Sep 16, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Nutrition. | Aug 31, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Health and Nutrition. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| Added art showing the structures of cellulose and glucose. | Aug 08, 2011 | ||
| Added an image of MyPlate, a revised set of dietary guidelines introduced in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Nutrition. | Oct 26, 2010 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Cross-references revised. | Oct 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Fish foundation - Nutrition Aspects. | Aug 09, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 01, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Food Facts - Your Online Nutritionist. | Jan 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Food Facts - Your Online Nutritionist. | Jan 24, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 16, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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