Nutrition Concepts and Controversies With Infotrac

by Webb, Frances Sizer; Whitney, Eleanor Noss

• ISBN13: 9780534577995
• ISBN10: 0534577997
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-24
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

The Ninth Edition of Fran Sizer and Eleanor Whitney's interactive text will show you how interesting, how exciting, and how applicable the study of nutrition can be. As you explore and experience Nutrition Concepts and Controversies, Ninth Edition, you'll discover many ways to apply what you learn here to your own life. With the latest information on topics such as fat replacers, food irradiation, amino acid supplements, the pros and cons of sports drinks, and more, the Ninth Edition can help you do more than succeed in the course -- it can help you enhance your life. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Food Choices and Human Health	1	(28)
Sorting the Impostors from the Real Nutrition Experts	24	(5)
Nutrition Tools---Standards and Guidelines	29	(38)
Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver?	58	(9)
The Remarkable Body	67	(32)
Alcohol and Nutrition: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?	90	(9)
The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber	99	(38)
Sugar and Alternative Sweeteners: Are They Bad for You?	129	(8)
The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols	137	(40)
The Mediterranean Diet: Does It Hold the Secret for a Healthy Heart?	172	(5)
The Proteins and Amino Acids	177	(34)
Vegetarians versus Meat Eaters: Whose Diet Is Best?	205	(6)
The Vitamins	211	(54)
Dietary Antioxidants: Best from Food or from Pills?	257	(8)
Water and Minerals	265	(46)
Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risks?	304	(7)
Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight	311	(48)
The Perils of Eating Disorders	351	(8)
Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses	359	(34)
Ergogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, or Dangers?	386	(7)
Diet and Health	393	(42)
Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned?	429	(6)
Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant	435	(38)
Fetal and Infant Nutrition: Emerging Links with Chronic Diseases	467	(6)
Child, Teen, and Older Adult	473	(36)
Can Food or Supplements Affect Mind and Memory?	503	(6)
Food Safety, and Food Technology	509	(48)
Organic Foods or Products of Biotechnology: Which Are Best for Our Future `	548	(9)
Hunger and the Global Environment	557	(16)
Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward?	573
Appendixes	1	(1)
Glossary	1