Public health, a cross disciplinary field, influenced by multifactor where nutrition is a major factor. At present century, the knowledge in nutrition has been unfolded at molecular level, focused that nutrition regulates various dimension of public health. The book consists of ten chapters where information-education-communication has been highlighted for spreading of knowledge in nutrition. Lifestyle cum food and work style that influence the public health has been focused clearly along with strategies adopted for developing health friendly lifestyle to upgrade public health. Drug-nutrient interaction, a new domain in public health which modulate drug efficacy along with nutrient modification.

This is the applied aspect of nutrition in public health upliftment. At present century, nutrient-gene interaction is a major domain that control genomics and epigenetics. A separate chapter has been included here to clear the up-to date idea about gene silencing and gene imprinting by nutrients. Entrepreneurship in general with special emphasis on food science and dietetics field has been reflected in this book. It will give the direction for opening self-employment opportunity, an important aspect of public economy and health status upgradation. Counselling, an indisputable process for public health modulation also highlighted here. Public health is also modulated by food fortification, nutraceuticals which have been incorporated in the separate chapter.

Public health, physical activity, performance and endurance are closely linked. Impact of nutrition on sports event, physical performance have been included in separate chapter. 21 st century is considered as century of oxidative stress. Through food habit modification, oxidative stress-induced health disorders can be combated, included in a separate chapter. Attempts have been made to present the material in understandable and clear forms with use of different diagrams, flow charts, illustration and tables.

Debidas Ghosh: Nutrigenomics and Public Health Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Paschim, Midnapore
West Bengal, India

Chapter 1.Counselling and Health Promotion Sova Dey, Dibya Pal, Sujata Bhowmick and Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 2.Oxidative Stress and Health Disorders Role of Nutrients Puja Das, Kuladip Jana and Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 3.Sports Performance and Nutrition Pampa Lohar, Sujata Bhowmick, Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 4.Nutrigenomics and Nutriepigenetics Dipanwita Mitra, Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 5.Life Style, Food Style and Health Dipanwita Mitra, Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 6.Information, Education and Communication in Community Nutrition Sujata Bhowmick and Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 7.Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in Nutrition Shibani Das, Sukriti Hazra, Sujata Bhowmick and Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 8.Food Fortification and Disease Prevention Tanusree Mondal, Puja Das and Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 9.Nutraceuticals and Health Sajani Singharoy and Debidas Ghosh
Chapter 10.Drug-Nutrient Interactions Dibya Pal, Prabal Ghosh, and Debidas Ghosh