The nutritionist : : food, nutrition, and optimal health
Now in an updated and expanded new edition, The Nutritionist: Food, Nutrition, and Optimal Health, 2nd Edition, provides readers with vital information about how to simply but radically improve their daily lives with the science of nutrition, balance their diets to achieve more energy, and improve h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge ,
2009
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The very basics of humans and the world we inhabit
- 2. How our body works
- 3. The nature of food
- 4. Carbohydrates are our most basic fuel source
- 5. Fats and cholesterol are not all bad
- 6. Proteins are the basis of our structure and function
- 7. Water is the basis of our body
- 8. Energy metabolism, body weight and composition, and weight
- 9. Vitamins are vital molecules in food
- 10. The minerals of our body
- 11. Exercise and sports nutrition
- 12. Nutrition throughout life
- 13. Nutrition, heart disease, and cancer