Nutrition and you
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, California :
Pearson Benjamin Cummings ,
c2012
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. What is nutrition?
- 2. Tools for healthy eating
- 3. The basics of digestion
- 4. Carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fiber
- 5. Fats, oils, and other lipids
- 6. Proteins and amino acids
- 7. Vitamins
- Minerals and water
- 8. Alcohol
- 9. Energy balance and weight management
- 10. Nutrition and fitness
- 11. You as a food consumer
- 12. Food safety and technology
- 13. Hunger at home and abroad
- 14. Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy through infancy
- 15. Life cycle nutrition: toddlers through the later years