Description
Perspectives in Nutrition , Seventh Edition, is an introductory nutrition text appropriate for the majors and mixed-majors nutrition courses. This student-focused text presents the major concepts in nutrition including the bodys use of food nutrients and diet planning throughout the life cycle. The text places special emphasis on the application of nutrition principles in everyday life by exploring the health consequences of nutrition practices.
Product Details
Reference
45957
EAN13
9780073228068
ISBN
9780073228068
Data sheet
Publication date
2006
Issue number
7
Cover
hard cover
Dimensions (mm)
234 x 285
Weight (g)
2506
1 Nutrition Basics 1 What Nourishes You? 2 The Basis of a Healthy Diet 3 Human Digestion and Absorption 4 Metabolism 2 The Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Alcohol 5 Carbohydrates 6 Lipids 7 Proteins 8 Alcohol 3 The Vitamins and Minerals 9 The Fat-Soluble Vitamins 10 The Water-Soluble Vitamins 11 Water and the Major Minerals 12 Trace Minerals 4 Energy Production and Energy Balance 13 Energy Balance and Weight Control 14 Nutrition for Fitness and Sports 15 Eating Disorders:: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Other Conditions 5 Nutrition Applications in the Life Cycle 16 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 17 Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence 18 Nutrition During Adulthood 6 Putting Nutrition Knowledge into Practice 19 Safety of Food and Water 20 Undernutrition Throughout the World Appendixes A Chemistry:: A Tool for Understanding Nutrition B Detailed Depictions of Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle, Electron Transport Chain, Classes of Eicosanoids, and Homocysteine Metabolism C Human Physiology:: A Tool for Understanding Nutrition D Dietary Advice for Canadians E The Exchange System:: A Helpful Menu-Planning Tool F Exchange System Lists G Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure Assessment H Fatty Acids, Including Omega-3, Fatty Acids in Foods I The 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Height-Weight Table and Determination of Frame Size J Nutrition Calculations K Sources of Nutrition Information L English-Metric Conversions, and Metric and Household Units M Estimated Average Requirements for Nutrients N Food Composition Table