Designed for a one-semester upper division undergraduate or graduate level course, Frank"s (nutrition, California State U., Long Beach) text introduces nutrition students to the relationship between nutritional epidemiology and the research, policies, and programs regarding prevention and treatment in the U.S. The second edition has been updated and expanded throughout, with the inclusion of recent research on the major causes of morbidity and mortality among children, youth, men, and women, and information on major programs funded by the U.S. Congress and those made viable by local volunteer agencies. "My Pyramid" replaces the "Food Guide Pyramid" as a major nutrition education tool, and the new "2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and "Healthy People in Healthy Communities 2010 Objectives" are also incorporated into the second edition. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)