NutritionNow (with InfoTrac)

by Brown, Judith E.

• ISBN13: 9780534623258
• ISBN10: 0534623255
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-28
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Unit 1: Key Nutrition Concepts and Terms. Unit 2: The Inside Story about Nutrition and Health. Unit 3: The Ways of Knowing about Nutrition. Unit 4: Understanding Food and Nutrition Labels. Unit 5: Nutrition Attitudes and Behaviors. Unit 6: What's a Healthful Diet?. Unit 7: How the Body Uses Food: Digestion and Absorption. Unit 8: Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance. Unit 9: The Highs and Lows of Body Weight. Unit 10: Weight Control: The Myths and Realities. Unit 11: Disordered Eating: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Pica. Unit 12: Useful Facts about Sugars, Starches, and Fiber. Unit 13: Diabetes Now. Unit 14: Alcohol: The Positives and Negatives. Unit 15: Proteins and Amino Acids. Unit 16: Vegetarian Diets. Unit 17: Food Allergies and Intolerances. Unit 18: Fats and Cholesterol in Health. Unit 19: Nutrition and Heart Disease. Unit 20: Vitamins and Your Health. Unit 21: Phytochemicals and Genetically Modified Food. Unit 22: Diet and Cancer. Unit 23: Good Things to Know about Minerals. Unit 24: Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods. Unit 25: Water Is an Essential Nutrient. Unit 26: Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Health and Disease. Unit 27: Nutrition and Physical Fitness for Everyone. Unit 28: Nutrition and Physical Performance. Unit 29: Good Nutrition for Life: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Infancy. Unit 30: Nutrition for the Growing Years: Childhood through Adolescents. Unit 31: Nutrition and Health Maintenance for Adults of All Ages. Unit 32: The Multiple Dimensions of Food Safety. Appendix A: Table of Food Composition. Appendix B: Reliable Sources of Nutrition Information. Appendix C: The U.S. Food Exchange System. Appendix D: Table of International Food Additives. Appendix E: Cells. Appendix F: WHO: Nutrition Recommendations Canada: Choice System and Guidelines. Glossary. Index.

Table of Contents

Key Nutrition Concepts And Terms

The Inside Story About Nutrition And Health

The Ways Of Knowing About Nutrition

Understanding Food And Nutrition Labels

Nutrition Attitudes And Behaviors

Healthful Diets: Mypyramid, The Dietary Guidelines, And More

How The Body Uses Food: Digestion And Absorption

Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance

Obesity And Underweight: The Highs And Lows Of Weight Status

Weight Control: The Myths And Realities

Disordered Eating: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, And Pica

Useful Facts About Sugars, Starches, And Fiber

Diabetes Now

Alcohol: The Positives And Negatives

Proteins And Amino Acids

Vegetarian Diets

Food Allergies And Intolerances

Fats And Cholesterol In Health

Nutrition And Heart Disease

Vitamins And Your Health

Phytochemicals And Genetically Modified Food

Diet And Cancer

Good Things To Know About Minerals

Dietary Supplements And Functional Foods

Water Is An Essential Nutrient

Nutrient-Gene Interactions In Health And Disease

Nutrition And Physical Fitness For Everyone

Nutrition And Physical Performance

Good Nutrition For Life: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, And Infancy

Nutrition For The Growing Years: Childhood Through Adolescents

Nutrition And Health Maintenance For Adults Of All Ages

The Multiple Dimensions Of Food Safety

Aspects Of Global Nutrition

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