This book ?Human Nutrition? is designed to assist the nursing students to understand the fundamentals of food, nutrition and dietetics and to apply these subjects in the practice of nursing. An attempt has been made in this book to cover the undergraduate syllabus of ?Human Nutrition? prescribed by Indian Nursing Council. Apart from giving information on basic nutrition related and applied aspects of food science, dietetics is also covered. Special emphasis is laid on present nutritional problems in India like protein energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency, anaemia and iodine deficiency disorders. The role of nurse in nutrition education is also emphasized. Appropriate tables and figures are given in each chapter to make the concepts clear. Though this book is meant for undergraduate nursing students, medical and paramedical students and those who are doing diploma in nursing will also be benefitted from this book.