Contemporary Nutrition
by Wardlaw, Gordon M.; Smith, Anne M.Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-10
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary
Contemporary NutritionSeventh Edition is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.
Table of Contents
| Nutrition: A Key To Health | |
| What You Eat and Why | |
| Guidelines for Designing a Healthy Diet | |
| The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective | |
| Energy Nutrients And Energy Balance | |
| Carbohydrates | |
| Lipids | |
| Proteins | |
| Energy Balance and Weight Maintenance | |
| Vitamins, Minerals And Water | |
| Vitamins | |
| Water and Minerals | |
| Nutrition: Beyond The Nutrients | |
| Nutrition: Fitness and Sports | |
| Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions | |
| Food Safety | |
| Undernutrition throughout the World | |
| Nutrition: A Focus On The Life Stages | |
| Pregnancy and Breastfeeding | |
| Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence | |
| Nutrition during Adulthood | |
| Appendixes | |
| Solutions to Case Studies and Check Your Knowledge | |
| Daily Values Used in Food Labels | |
| Dietary Advice for Canadians | |
| The Exchange System | |
| Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure Assessment | |
| Chemical Structures in Nutrition | |
| Height-Weight Tables | |
| Sources of Nutrition Information | |
| English-Metric Conversions | |
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