The Science of Nutrition

by Thompson, Janice; Manore, Melinda; Vaughan, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780805394351
• ISBN10: 0805394354
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

Summary

The Science of Nutritionoffers a rigorous, science-based approach to nutrition that capitalizes on readers'natural interest in nutrition by demonstrating how nutrition relates to their own health. The text uses an applied approach to vitamins and minerals, organizing them based on their functions and effects on the body. This applied approach is evident in the functional organization of the micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) chapters. Rather than requiring readers to memorize all the vitamins and minerals and their characteristics, the authors present them based on their functions (like fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, energy metabolism, immunity, and blood health) so that readers can understand their effects on the body. This approach also allows for going into greater depth on processes like energy and metabolism, fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidants, blood health, bone health, and how micronutrients work in each of these functions.The Role of Nutrition in Our Health, Designing a Healthful Diet, The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?, Carbohydrates: Bountiful Sources of Energy and Nutrients, Fat: An Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrient, Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues, Metabolism: From Food to Life, Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism, Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function, Nutrients Involved in Bone Health, Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity, Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight, Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health, Disordered Eating, Food Safety and Technology: Impact on Consumers, Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life, Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Childhood and Adolescence, Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Adulthood and the Later Years, Global NutritionFor all readers interested in nutrition.

Table of Contents

The Role of Nutrition in Our Health

Designing a Healthful Diet

The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?

Carbohydrates: Bountiful Sources of Energy and Nutrients

Fat: An Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrient

Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues

Metabolism: From Food to Life

Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism

Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function

Nutrients Involved in Bone Health

Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity

Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight

Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health

Disordered Eating

Food Safety and Technology: Impact on Consumers

Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life

Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Adulthood and the Later Years

Global Nutrition

Appendices: Nutrient Values of Foods

Calculations and Conversions, Nutrition and Physical Activity Recommendations for Canadians; Traditional Organization of Micronutrients

Caffeine Content of Foods

U.S. Exchange Lists

Stature-for-Age Charts

Organizations and Resources

A&P Review

Basic Chemistry Review

Biochemical Structures and Pathways

Review of Nutrition Assessment

Protein Quality/Fatty Acids in Foods

Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions

Glossary

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