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9780071215183

Perspectives in Nutrition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071215183

  • ISBN10:

    0071215182

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-06-01
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Perspectives in Nutrition, Seventh Edition, is an introductory nutrition text appropriate for the majors and mixed-majors nutrition courses. This student-focused text presents the major concepts in nutrition including the body's use of food nutrients and diet planning throughout the life cycle. The text places special emphasis on the application of nutrition principles in everyday life by exploring the health consequences of nutrition practices.

Table of Contents

Nutrition Basics
What Nourishes You?
The Basis of a Healthy Diet
Human Digestion and Absorption
Metabolism
The Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Alcohol
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Alcohol
The Vitamins and Minerals
The Fat-Soluble Vitamins
The Water-Soluble Vitamins
Water and the Major Minerals
Trace Minerals
Energy Production and Energy Balance
Energy Balance and Weight Control
Nutrition for Fitness and Sports
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Other Conditions
Nutrition Applications in the Life Cycle
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
Nutrition During Adulthood
Putting Nutrition Knowledge into Practice
Food Safety
Undernutrition Throughout the World
Appendixes
Chemistry: A Tool for Understanding Nutrition
Human Physiology: A Tool for Understanding Nutrition
Dietary Advice for Canadians
The Exchange System: A Helpful Menu-Planning Tool
Exchange System Lists
Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure Assessment
Fatty Acids, Including Omega-3, Fatty Acids in Foods
The 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Height- Weight Table and Determination of Frame Size
Caffeine Content of Foods
Sources of Nutrition Information
English-Metric Conversions, and Metric and Household Units
Estimated Average Requirements for Nutrients: Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academies
Food Composition Table
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