Understanding nutrition

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitney, Eleanor Noss
Other Authors: Rolfes, Sharon Rady
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA: Thomson Higher Education, 2008.
Edition:11th ed.
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300 # # |a xxi, 720 p.:   |b col.ill. (chiefly col.);   |c 29 cm. 
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505 0 # |a 1. An overview of nutrition -- 2. Planning a healthy diet -- 3. Digestion, absorption, and transport -- 4. The carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fibers -- 5. The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- 6. Protein: amino acids -- 7. Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- 8. Energy balance and body composition -- 9. Weight management: overweight, obesity, and underweight -- 10. The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and vitamin C -- 11. The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- 12. Water and the major minerals -- 13. The trace minerals -- 14. Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- 15. Life cycle nutrition: Pregnancy and lactation -- 16. Life cycle: infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- 17. Life cycle: nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- 18. Diet and health -- 19. Consumer concerns about foods and water -- 20. Hunger and the global environment 
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