Food, Eating and Nutrition: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Eating is more than nutrition. It is a complex process involving oral function, physiology, behavior, culture, and overall health.

Food, Eating and Nutrition: A Multidisciplinary Approach explores the relationships between how we eat, what we eat, and how nutrition influences the body throughout life.

Written by Sabina Saccomanno and Licia Coceani Paskay, a founder of the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT), this comprehensive textbook brings together perspectives from dentistry, speech-language pathology, medicine, nutrition, and other healthcare disciplines.

Through 38 chapters organized into six sections, the book examines the mechanics of eating alongside the physiological, social, and cultural influences on nutrition. It offers clinicians a broader understanding of how oral function and nutrition intersect with whole-body health.

What You'll Explore

• Oral function and eating: The roles of chewing, swallowing, occlusion, and orofacial structures.

• Nutrition and systemic health: Relationships between dietary intake, physiology, and conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

• Growth and development: How eating and nutritional considerations change across the lifespan.

• Social and cultural influences: The ways geography, traditions, and environment shape eating behaviors.

• Interdisciplinary perspectives: How different healthcare professions approach eating, nutrition, and related clinical concerns.

An informative reference for myofunctional therapists, speech-language pathologists, dentists, orthodontists, nutrition professionals, and other clinicians seeking a more comprehensive understanding of eating and health.

Product Details

• Authors: Sabina Saccomanno and Licia Coceani Paskay

• Publisher: Edra Publishing

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 336

• Chapters: 38, organized into six sections

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9781962679091