Contemporary Nutrition, 6/e UPDATE w/ARIS bind in card

by Wardlaw, Gordon M.; Smith, Anne M.

• ISBN13: 9780073256528
• ISBN10: 0073256528
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-02
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

Contemporary Nutrition Sixth Edition Update is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. Updated to include the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines & MyPyramid information, Contemporary Nutrition will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With his friendly writing style, Gordon Wardlaw acts as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Nutrition: A Key to Health

1 What You Eat and Why

2 Tools for Designing a Health Diet

3 The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective

Part 2 The Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Alcohol

4 Carbohydrates

5 Lipids

6 Proteins

7 Alcohol

Part 3 Vitamins and Minerals

8 Vitamins

9 Water and Minerals

Part 4 Energy: Balance and Imbalance

10 Energy Balance and Weight Control

11 Nutrition: Fitness and Sports

12 Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions

Part 5 Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages

13 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

14 Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence

15 Nutrition During Adulthood

Part 6 Nutrition: Beyond the Nutrients

16 Food Safety

17 Undernutrition Throughout the World