Contemporary Interests in Nutritional Biochemistry

As  newer techniques in biochemistry have emerged from time to time, these were of immense help  in  the  understanding of utilization of different nutrients by  the body. Biochemical basis  of  some of the  dreaded nutritional diseases of  the  past, such as beri-beri,  scurvy, pellagra  and  pernicious anaemia are well  understood. Likewise, problems  such as  protein-energy malnutrition, xerophthalmia,  iron  deficiency anaemia, iodine  deficiency disorders  though well  understood  are still  prevalent. Added to  these are contemporary problems like diabetes and cardiovas~ular  diseases. Reliable biochemical  indicators are  also now  available to detect the prevalence of sub-clinical deficiency of many nutrients in the population.