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| 1. AN OVERVIEW OF NUTRITION | |
| Highlight: Nutrition Information--Experts and Quacks, on the Net and in the News | |
| 2. PLANNING A HEALTHY DIET | |
| Highlight: College Bound--and Hungry | |
| 3. DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND TRANSPORT | |
| Highlight: Common Digestive Problems | |
| 4. THE CARBOHYDRATES: SUGAR, STARCH, AND FIBERS | |
| Highlight: Alternatives to Sugar | |
| 5. THE LIPIDS: TRIGLYCERIDES, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, AND STEROLS | |
| Highlight: Alternatives to Fat | |
| 6. PROTEIN: AMINO ACIDS | |
| Highlight: Vegetarian Diets | |
| 7. METABOLISM: TRANSFORMATIONS AND INTERACTIONS | |
| Highlight: Alcohol and Nutrition | |
| 8. ENERGY BALANCE AND BODY COMPOSITION | |
| Highlight: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet--Again | |
| 9. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: OVERWEIGHT AND UNDERWEIGHT | |
| Highlight: Eating Disorders 10. THE WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: B VITAMINS AND VITAMIN C | |
| Highlight: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements | |
| 11. THE FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: A, D, E, AND K | |
| Highlight: Antioxidant Nutrients and Phytochemicals in Disease Prevention | |
| 12. WATER AND THE MAJOR MINERALS | |
| Highlight: Osteoporosis and Calcium | |
| 13. THE TRACE MINERALS | |
| Highlight: Functional Foods: Are They Really Different? 14. FITNESS: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRIENTS, AND BODY ADAPTATIONS | |
| Highlight: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids 15. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION: PREGNANCY AND LACTATION | |
| Highlight: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | |
| 16. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION: INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, AND ADOLESCENCE | |
| Highlight: The Early Development of Chronic Diseases | |
| 17. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION: ADULTHOOD AND THE LATER YEARS | |
| Highlight: Nutrient-Drug Interactions | |
| 18. DIET AND HEALTH | |
| Highlight: Complementary and Alternative Medicines | |
| 19. CONSUMER CONCERNS ABOUT FOODS AND WATER | |
| Highlight: Food Biotechnology | |
| 20. HUNGER AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS | |
| Highlight: Progress Toward Sustainable Food Production | |
| Appendix A: Cells, Hormones and Nerves | |
| Appendix B | |
| Basic Chemistry Concepts | |
| Appendix C | |
| Biochemical Structures and Pathways | |
| Appendix D | |
| Aids to Calculation | |
| Appendix E | |
| Nutrition Assessment | |
| Appendix F | |
| Nutrition Resources | |
| Appendix G | |
| United States: Recommendations, Choice System and Labels | |
| Appendix H: Table of Food Composition | |
| Appendix I: Canada: Recommendations, Choice System and Labels | |
| Appendix J: Measures of Protein Quality | |
| Glossary | |
| Index |
