Understanding Nutrition (with InfoTrac)

by Whitney, Eleanor Noss; Rolfes, Sharon Rady

• ISBN13: 9780534590048
• ISBN10: 0534590047
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

An Overview of Nutrition	1	(31)
Nutrition Information-Experts and Quacks, on the Net and in the News	24	(8)
Planning a Healthy Diet	32	(32)
College Bound-and Hungry	61	(3)
Digestion, Absorption, and Transport	64	(28)
Common Digestive Problems	85	(7)
The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers	92	(37)
Alternatives to Sugar	123	(6)
The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols	129	(38)
Alternatives to Fat	163	(4)
Protein: Amino Acids	167	(36)
Vegetarian Diets	196	(7)
Metabolism: Transformations and Interactions	203	(37)
Alcohol and Nutrition	230	(10)
Energy Balance and Body Composition	240	(28)
The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet-Again	263	(5)
Weight Management: Overweight and Underweight	268	(38)
Eating Disorders	297	(9)
The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C	306	(48)
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements	347	(7)
The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K	354	(32)
Antioxidant Nutrients and Phytochemicals in Disease Prevention	377	(9)
Water and the Major Minerals	386	(42)
Osteoporosis and Calcium	420	(8)
The Trace Minerals	428	(35)
Functional Foods-Are They Really Different?	458	(5)
Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients, and Body Adaptations	463	(36)
Supplements as Ergogenic AIDS	492	(7)
Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation	499	(35)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	531	(3)
Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence	534	(42)
The Early Development of Chronic Diseases	571	(5)
Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years	576	(26)
Nutrient-Drug Interactions	597	(5)
Diet and Health	602	(42)
Complementary and Alternative Medicine	636	(8)
Consumer Concerns about Foods and Water	644	(33)
Food Biotechnology	672	(5)
Hunger and Global Environmental Problems	677
Progress Toward Sustainable Food Production	691
Appendix A Cells, Hormones, and Nerves	A-2
Appendix B Basic Chemistry Concepts	B
Appendix C Biochemical Structures and Pathways	C
Appendix D Measures of Protein Quality	D
Appendix E Nutrition Assessment	E-1
Appendix F Nutrition Resources	F-1
Appendix G United States: Exchange Lists	G
Appendix H Table of Food Composition	H
Appendix I WHO: Nutrition Recommendations Canada: Choice System and Guidelines	I
Glossary	GL-1
Index	IN-1
Aids to Calculations	W