Nutrition Topics for Healthcare Professionals

About the Book

The future of nutrition. A rapidly growing area of research on human health and chronic disease prevention is the field of nutrigenomics, or the study of the interaction of nutrition and genes to prevent disease. The complexity of various nutrient interactions along with genetic variations between individuals make this a challenging area of study. Nevertheless, over the last few decades, research in the area of nutrigenomics and personalized nutrition has shown great promise and potential in the prevention of disease. As a result, the importance of good nutrition is better understood now more than ever and will only grow in the future. Personalized nutrition involves a new approach in evaluating a person’s genetics, dietary habits, physical activity, sleep behaviors, and gut microflora. The growth of personalized nutrition demonstrates a shift from the one-size-fits-all nutrition approach to a customized approach that maximizes the health benefits for each person. As nutrigenomic research continues and the effects of food constituents on gene expression are better understood, personalized nutrition will only become more effective. This book provides nutritional guidelines to advise readers about important nutrients for various disorders and stages of life. Readers will be able to make more informed nutritional decisions for themselves, their loved ones, and their patients, and in doing so, they will be one step closer to the future of nutrition.

About the Author

Dr. Saljoughian was born and raised in Iran. He received his PharmD from the School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University (1976), and his PhD in the area of Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Surrey in England (1979). He worked as an assistant professor in the pharmacy school. After 5 years of teaching, he moved to the United States and continued his research at Purdue University in Indiana before joining the University of California at Berkeley, where he worked for 16 years as a research professor and scientist exploring new methodologies to trace the biological activities of biochemical compounds used in medical and nutritional science. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers, several review articles and book chapters in the areas of medical, pharmaceutical and nutritional science and has presented his work in many national and international conferences. He is a contributing editor for the leading pharmacy Journal US Pharmacist and currently works as a senior hospital pharmacist at the SutterHealth Medical Center in Berkeley, California.