Nutrition now
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, Massachusetts :
Cengage Learning ,
c2017
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| Edition: | 8th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Key nutrition concepts and terms
- 2. The inside story about nutrition and health
- 3 . Ways of knowing about nutrition
- 4. Understanding food and nutrition labels
- 5. Nutrition, attitudes and behavior
- 6. Healthy diets, dietary guidelines, MyPlate, and more
- 7. How the body uses food : digestion and absorption
- 8. Calories! Food, energy, and energy balance
- 9. Obesity to underweight: The highs and lows of weight status
- 10. Weight control: The myths and realities
- 11. Disordered eating: Anorexia and bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and pica
- 12. Useful facts about sugars, starches, and fiber
- 13. Diabetes now
- 14. Alcohol: The positives and negatives
- 15. Proteins and amino acids
- 16. Vegetarian dietary patterns
- 17. Food allergies and intolerances
- 18. Fats and health
- 19. Nutrition and heart disease
- 20. Vitamins and your health
- 21. Phytochemicals
- 22. Diet and cancer
- 23. Good things to know about minerals
- 24. Dietary supplements
- 25. Water is an essential nutrient
- 26. Nutrient-gene interactions in health and disease
- 27. Nutrition and physical fitness
- 28. Nutrition and physical performance
- 29. Good nutrition for life: Pregnancy, breastfeeding and infancy
- 30. Nutrition for the growing years: Childhood through adolescence
- 31. Nutrition and health maintenance for adults of all ages
- 32. The multiple dimensions of food safety
- 33. Aspects of global nutrition