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Nutrition

by: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz; Whitney, Eleanor Noss

Nutrition

by: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz; Whitney, Eleanor Noss

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9780534578398
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053457839X
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Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/01/2002
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

Undergraduate textbook provides complete information on nutrition, knowledge to decide between truthful and fictional nutrition, and how to apply good nutrition. Full-color text offers margin notes, self-checks, activities, and much more. For nutrition students. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover.

Food Choices and Human Health

(28)

A Lifetime of Nourishment

(2)

How Powerful Is a Nutritious Diet in Preventing Diseases?

(1)

Genetics and Individuality

(1)

Lifestyle Choices

(1)

The Human Body and Its Food

(3)

The Nutrients in Foods

(1)

Can I Forgo Food and Live Just on Supplements?

(2)

The Challenge of Choosing Foods

(4)

The Variety of Foods to Choose From

(1)

How, Exactly, Can I Recognize a Nutritious Diet?

(3)

Why People Choose Foods

(1)

Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Objectives

(3)

Dietary Guidelines

(1)

Think Fitness Why Be Physically Active?

(1)

Healthy People 2010: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation

(1)

The Science of Nutrition

(5)

If the Scientists Don't Know, How Can I?

(2)

Scientific Challenge

(1)

Can I Trust the Media to Deliver Nutrition News?

(1)

Consumer Corner Reading Nutrition News with an Educated Eye

(1)

Conclusion

(10)

Food Feature How Can I Get Enough Nutrients without Consuming Too Many Calories?

(2)

Do It! Analyze Nutrition News

(1)

Self Check

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

(1)

Controversy 1 Sorting the Impostors from the Real Nutrition Experts

(5)

Nutrition Tools---Standards and Guidelines

(38)

Nutrient Recommendations

(5)

Goals of the DRI Committee

(2)

Understanding the DRI Intake Recommendations

(1)

How the Committee Establishes DRI Values---An RDA Example

(1)

Why Are Daily Values Used on Labels?

(1)

Other Nutrient Standards

(1)

Think Fitness Recommendations for Daily Physical Activity

(1)

Diet Planning with the Daily Food Guide and the Food Guide Pyramid

(32)

The Daily Food Guide

(3)

How Can the Food Guide Pyramid Help Me to Eat Well?

(1)

A Note about Exchange Systems

(3)

How Many Servings Do I Need Each Day?

(1)

Serving Sizes versus Helpings

(3)

Consumer Corner Checking Out Food Labels

(5)

Food Feature Getting a Feel for the Nutrients in Foods

(3)

Do It! Score Your Diet With the Food Guide Pyramid

(4)

Self Check

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

(1)

Controversy 2 Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver?

(9)

The Remarkable Body

(32)

The Body's Cells

(1)

The Body Fluids and the Cardiovascular System

(3)

The Hormonal and Nervous Systems

(2)

What Do Hormones Have to Do with Nutrition?

(1)

How Does the Nervous System Interact with Nutrition?

(1)

The Immune System

(1)

The Digestive System

(12)

Why Do People Like Sugar, Fat, and Salt?

(1)

The Digestive Tract

(1)

The Mechanical Aspect of Digestion

(3)

The Chemical Aspect of Digestion

(1)

If ``I Am What I Eat,'' Then How Does a Sandwich Become ``Me''?

(2)

Absorption and Transportation of Nutrients

(2)

A Letter from Your Digestive Tract

(2)

The Excretory System

(1)

Storage Systems

(1)

When I Eat More Than My Body Needs, What Happens to the Extra Nutrients?

(1)

Variations in Nutrient Stores

(1)

Conclusion

(11)

Self Check

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

(1)

Controversy 3 Alcohol and Nutrition: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

(9)

The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber

(38)

A Close Look at Carbohydrates

100

(4)

Sugars

100

(2)

Starch

102

(1)

Glycogen

103

(1)

Fiber

103

(1)

The Need for Carbohydrates

104

(3)

If I Want to Lose Weight, Should I Avoid Carbohydrates?

104

(1)

How Does Fiber in Food Affect My Health, and How Much Do I Need to Stay Healthy?

104

(3)

Can My Diet Have Too Much Fiber?

107

(1)

From Carbohydrates to Glucose

107

(1)

Consumer Corner: Refined, Enriched, and Whole-Grain Bread

108

(3)

Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrate

111

(3)

Why Do Some People Have Trouble Digesting Milk?

113

(1)

The Body's Use of Glucose

114

(3)

Splitting Glucose for Energy

114

(1)

Storing Glucose as Glycogen

114

(1)

Returning Glucose to the Blood

115

(1)

Converting Glucose to Fat

116

(1)

Think Fitness What Can I Eat to Make Workouts Easier?

116

(1)

Diabetes and Hypoglycemia

117

(20)

What Is Diabetes?

117

(2)

If I Feel Dizzy Between Meals, Do I Have Hypoglycemia?

119

(2)

Food Feature Finding the Carbohydrates in Foods

121

(4)

Do It! Investigate Your Fiber Intake

125

(3)

Self Check

128

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

128

(1)

Controversy 4 Sugar and Alternative Sweeteners: Are They Bad for You?

129

(8)

The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

137

(40)

Introducing the Lipids

138

(2)

Usefulness of Fats in the Body

138

(1)

Usefulness of Fats in Food

139

(1)

A Close Look at Fats

140

(4)

Triglycerides: Fatty Acids and Glycerol

140

(1)

Saturated versus Unsaturated Fatty Acids

141

(2)

Other Members of the Lipid Family

143

(1)

Lipids in the Body

144

(10)

Digestion of Fats

144

(1)

If Fat Floats, How Does It Travel around the Body in the Watery Blood?

145

(2)

How Can I Use My Stored Fat for Energy?

147

(1)

What, Exactly, Do Fat and Cholesterol Have to Do with Health?

148

(3)

What Is the Significance of LDL and HDL in Blood?

151

(1)

Essential Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

152

(2)

The Effects of Processing on Unsaturated Fats

154

(3)

What Is ``Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil,'' and What's It Doing in My Chocolate Chip Cookies?

155

(1)

What Are Trans-Fatty Acids, and Are They Harmful?

156

(1)

Fat in the Diet

157

(20)

Added Fats

157

(1)

Consumer Corner Fat Replacers

158

(3)

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and Nuts

161

(1)

Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese

162

(1)

Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta

162

(3)

Food Feature Defensive Dining

165

(3)

Do It! Read about Fats on Food Labels

168

(3)

Self Check

171

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

171

(1)

Controversy 5 The Mediterranean Diet: Does It Hold the Secret for a Healthy Heart?

172

(5)

The Proteins and Amino Acids

177

(34)

The Structure of Proteins

178

(5)

Amino Acids

178

(1)

How Do Amino Acids Build Proteins?

179

(1)

The Variety of Proteins

180

(1)

Denaturation of Proteins

181

(2)

Think Fitness Can Eating Extra Protein Make Muscles Grow Larger?

183

(1)

Digestion and Absorption of Protein

183

(2)

Protein Digestion

183

(1)

After Protein Is Digested, What Happens to Amino Acids?

184

(1)

The Roles of Proteins in the Body

185

(7)

Supporting Growth and Maintenance

185

(1)

Building Enzymes, Hormones, and Other Compounds

185

(1)

Building Antibodies

186

(1)

Maintaining Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

187

(1)

Maintaining Acid-Base Balance

187

(1)

Providing Energy

188

(1)

The Fate of an Amino Acid

189

(1)

Consumer Corner Protein and Amino Acid Supplements

190

(2)

Food Proteins: Quality, Use, and Need

192

(4)

Which Kinds of Protein-Rich Foods Are Easiest to Digest and Use?

192

(1)

Protein Quality

192

(2)

Measuring Protein Quality

194

(1)

How Much Protein Do People Really Need?

194

(2)

Protein Deficiency and Excess

196

(15)

What Happens When People Consume Too Little Protein?

196

(2)

Is It Possible to Consume Too Much Protein?

198

(2)

Food Feature Getting Enough, But Not Too Much Protein

200

(2)

Do It! Add Up the Protein in a Day's Meals

202

(2)

Self Check

204

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

204

(1)

Controversy 6 Vegetarians versus Meat Eaters: Whose Diet Is Best?

205

(6)

The Vitamins

211

(54)

Definition and Classification of Vitamins

212

(1)

The Fat-Soluble Vitamins

213

(11)

Vitamin A

213

(5)

Vitamin D

218

(3)

Vitamin E

221

(2)

Vitamin K

223

(1)

The Water-Soluble Vitamins

224

(16)

Think Fitness Vitamins for Athletes

225

(1)

The B Vitamins

225

(1)

B Vitamin Roles in Metabolism

225

(2)

B Vitamin Deficiencies

227

(1)

The B Vitamins as Individuals

227

(8)

Non-B Vitamins

235

(1)

Vitamin C

236

(3)

Consumer Corner Vitamin C and the Common Cold

239

(1)

Vitamin Supplements

240

(25)

Do I Need to Take a Vitamin Supplement?

240

(1)

Which Supplement Doses May Be Helpful, and Which Should I Avoid?

240

(2)

Supplements Must Be Safe, or the Government Would Not Allow Their Sales, Right?

242

(1)

Selection of a Multinutrient Supplement

242

(8)

Food Feature Choosing Foods Rich in Vitamins

250

(4)

Do It! Find the Vitamins on a Menu

254

(2)

Self Check

256

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

256

(1)

Controversy 7 Dietary Antioxidants: Best from Food of from Pills?

257

(8)

Water and Minerals

265

(46)

Water

267

(7)

Why Is Water the Most Indispensable Nutrient?

267

(1)

The Body's Water Balance

268

(1)

Quenching Thirst and Balancing Losses

269

(1)

How Much Water Do I Need to Drink in a Day?

269

(1)

Are Some Kinds of Water Better for My Health than Others

270

(1)

Consumer Corner Which Type of Water Is Safest?

271

(3)

Body Fluids and Minerals

274

(1)

The Major Minerals

275

(10)

Calcium

275

(2)

Phosphorus

277

(1)

Magnesium

278

(2)

Sodium

280

(4)

Potassium

284

(1)

Chloride

285

(1)

Sulfur

285

(1)

The Trace Minerals

285

(26)

Iodine

285

(1)

Iron

286

(1)

Think Fitness Exercise Deficiency Fatigue

287

(4)

Zinc

291

(2)

Selenium

293

(1)

Fluoride

293

(1)

Chromium

294

(1)

Copper

294

(1)

Other Trace Minerals and Some Candidates

295

(3)

Food Feature Meeting the Need for Calcium

298

(3)

Do It! Find the Minerals in Snack Foods

301

(2)

Self Check

303

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

303

(1)

Controversy 8 Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risks?

304

(7)

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

311

(48)

The Problems of too Little or too Much Body Fat

312

(3)

What Are the Risks from Underweight?

312

(1)

How Fat Is Too Fat?

312

(3)

The Body's Energy Balance

315

(3)

Energy In

315

(1)

Energy Out

315

(2)

How Many Calories Do I Need Each Day?

317

(1)

Body Weight versus Body Fatness

318

(3)

Body Mass Index

318

(1)

Estimating Body Fatness

319

(2)

How Much Body Fat is Ideal?

321

(1)

The Mystery of Obesity

321

(10)

Why Did I Eat That?

321

(3)

Inside-the-Body Causes of Obesity

324

(2)

Outside-the-Body Causes of Obesity

326

(2)

Consumer Corner Choices in an Obesity-Prone Society

328

(2)

Think Fitness Activity for a Healthy Body Weight

330

(1)

How the Body Loses and Gains Weight

331

(5)

Moderate Weight Loss versus Rapid Weight Loss

332

(3)

Weight Gain

335

(1)

Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight

336

(23)

Drugs and Surgery

340

(5)

Food Feature Behavior Modification for Weight Control

345

(2)

Do It! Control the Calories in a Day's Meals

347

(3)

Self Check

350

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

350

(1)

Controversy 9 The Perils of Eating Disorders

351

(8)

Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses

359

(34)

The Essentials of Fitness and Training

361

(2)

How Do My Muscles Become Physically Fit?

361

(1)

Can I Expect Any Health Benefits from Weight Training?

362

(1)

How Does Cardiorespiratory Training Benefit the Heart?

363

(1)

The Active Body's Use of Fuels

363

(9)

Glucose Use and Storage

365

(1)

Activity Intensity, Glucose Use, and Glycogen Stores

365

(2)

Activity Duration Affects Glucose Use

367

(2)

Degree of Training Affects Glycogen Use

369

(1)

To Burn More Fat during Activity, Should Athletes Eat More Fat?

369

(1)

Using Protein and Amino Acids to Build Muscles and to Fuel Activity

370

(1)

Think Fitness Can Physical Training Speed Up an Athlete's Metabolism?

371

(1)

Vitamins and Minerals---Keys to Performance

372

(3)

Do Nutrient Supplements Benefit Athletic Performance?

373

(1)

Excessive Physical Activity and Bone Loss

374

(1)

Iron and Performance

374

(1)

Other Minerals

375

(1)

Fluids and Temperature Regulation in Physical Activity

375

(18)

Temperature Regulation

376

(1)

Fluid Needs during Physical Activity

376

(1)

Water

376

(2)

Consumer Corner What Do Sports Drinks Have to Offer?

378

(1)

Other Beverages

379

(1)

Food Feature Choosing a Performance Diet

380

(4)

Do It! Detect Fitness Deception

384

(1)

Self Check

385

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

385

(1)

Controversy 10 Ergogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, or Dangers?

386

(7)

Diet and Health

393

(42)

Nutrition and Immunity

395

(3)

Lifestyle Choices and Risks of Degenerative Disease

396

(2)

Nutrition and Atherosclerosis

398

(9)

How Atherosclerosis Develops

398

(3)

Risk Factors for CVD

401

(4)

What Else, Besides Controlling Diet, Can I Do to Reduce My Risk of CVD?

405

(1)

Think Fitness Ways to Include Physical Activity in a Day

406

(1)

Nutrition and Hypertension

407

(4)

How Does Blood Pressure Work in the Body, and What Makes It Too High?

408

(1)

How Does Nutrition Affect Hypertension?

409

(2)

Nutrition and Cancer

411

(10)

How Does Cancer Develop?

412

(2)

How Powerful Is Diet in Influencing a Person's Risk of Developing Cancer?

414

(4)

Consumer Corner Complementary, Alternative, and Herbal Medicine

418

(3)

Conclusion

421

(14)

Food Feature Diet as Preventive Medicine

422

(3)

Do It! Practice Eyeballing a Meal

425

(3)

Self Check

428

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

428

(1)

Controversy 11 Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned?

429

(6)

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

435

(38)

Pregnancy: The Impact of Nutrition on the Future

436

(9)

Preparing for Pregnancy

436

(2)

The Events of Pregnancy

438

(1)

Increased Need for Nutrition

439

(5)

How Much Weight Should a Woman Gain during Pregnancy?

444

(1)

Should Pregnant Women Be Physically Active?

445

(1)

Think Fitness Physical Activities for the Pregnant Woman

445

(1)

Teen Pregnancy

445

(4)

Why Do Some Women Crave Pickles and Ice Cream While Others Can't Keep Anything Down?

446

(1)

What Substances or Behaviors Should Pregnant Women Avoid?

446

(3)

Drinking during Pregnancy

449

(2)

Alcohol's Effects

449

(1)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

449

(2)

Experts' Advice

451

(1)

Troubleshooting

451

(1)

Lactation

452

(2)

Nutrition during Lactation

452

(1)

When Should a Woman Not Breastfeed?

453

(1)

Feeding the Infant

454

(19)

Nutrient Needs

455

(1)

Breastfeeding

455

(1)

Why Is Breast Milk So Good for Babies?

455

(3)

Formula Feeding

458

(2)

Consumer Corner Formula's Advertising Advantage

460

(1)

An Infant's First Foods

461

(2)

Looking Ahead

463

(2)

Food Feature Mealtimes with Infants

465

(1)

Self Check

466

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

466

(1)

Controversy 12 Fetal and Infant Nutrition: Emerging Links with Chronic Disease

467

(6)

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

473

(36)

Early and Middle Childhood

474

(12)

Growth and Nutrient Needs of Young Children

474

(2)

Mealtimes and Snacking

476

(1)

Can Nutrient Deficiencies Impair a Child's Thinking or Cause Misbehavior?

477

(1)

The Problem of Lead

478

(1)

Food Allergy, Intolerance, and Aversion

479

(3)

Does Diet Affect Hyperactivity?

482

(1)

Television and Children's Nutrition Problems

482

(2)

Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day for Children?

484

(1)

How Nourishing Are the Lunches Served at School?

484

(2)

The Teen Years

486

(4)

Growth and Nutrient Needs of Teenagers

486

(2)

Consumer Corner Nutrition and PMS

488

(1)

Eating Patterns and Food Choices

489

(1)

Acne

489

(1)

The Later Years

490

(1)

Nutrition in the Later Years

490

(19)

Energy and Activity

491

(1)

Think Fitness Benefits of Physical Activity in Aging

492

(1)

Carbohydrates and Fiber

492

(1)

Fats and Arthritis

493

(1)

Protein

493

(1)

Vitamins

493

(1)

Water and the Minerals

494

(1)

Can Nutrition Help People to Live Longer?

495

(2)

Can Foods or Supplements Affect the Course of Alzheimer's Disease?

497

(1)

Food Choices of Older Adults

498

(2)

Food Feature Single Survival and Nutrition on the Run

500

(2)

Self Check

502

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

502

(1)

Controversy 13 Can Food or Supplements Affect Mind and Memory?

503

(6)

Food Safety and Food Technology

509

(48)

Microbes and Food Safety

511

(17)

How Do Germs in Food Cause Illness in the Body?

511

(3)

Food Safety from Farm to Table

514

(3)

Food Safety in the Kitchen

517

(3)

Which Foods Are Most Likely to Make People Sick?

520

(3)

How Can I Avoid Illness When Traveling?

523

(2)

Consumer Corner Irradiation and Food Safety

525

(3)

Natural Toxins in Foods

528

(1)

Environmental Contaminants

528

(2)

Pesticides

530

(4)

Do Pesticides on Foods Pose a Hazard to Consumers?

531

(1)

Regulation of Pesticides

532

(1)

Consumer Concerns

532

(2)

Growth Hormone in Meat and Milk

534

(1)

Effects of Food Processing on the Nutrients in Foods

535

(3)

Modified Atmosphere Packaging

536

(1)

Do Canned Foods Contain Any Nutrients?

536

(1)

Freezing

537

(1)

Drying

537

(1)

Extrusion

538

(1)

Food Additives

538

(19)

Regulations Governing Additives

539

(1)

Antimicrobial Agents

540

(1)

Artificial Colors

541

(1)

Are Artificial Flavors and the Flavor Enhancer MSG Safe to Eat?

542

(1)

Incidental Food Additives

542

(1)

Nutrient Additives

543

(1)

Food Feature Making Wise Food Choices and Cooking to Preserve Nutrients

544

(3)

Self Check

547

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

547

(1)

Controversy 14 Organic Foods or Products of Biotechnology: Which Are Best for Our Future?

548

(9)

Hunger and the Global Environment

557

The Challenge to Change

559

(1)

Hunger

560

(5)

What U.S. Food Programs Are Directed at Stopping Domestic Hunger?

561

(2)

What Is the State of World Hunger?

563

(2)

Environmental Degradation and Hunger

565

(2)

Moving toward Solutions

567

Sustainable Development Worldwide

568

(1)

How Can People Engage in Activism and Simpler Lifestyles at Home?

568

(1)

Consumer Corner Saving Money and Protecting the Environment

569

(3)

Self Check

572

(1)

Nutrition on the Net

572

(1)

Controversy 15 Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward?

573

Appendix

A Table of Food Composition

(1)

B Canadiana: Recommendations, Choice System, and Labels

(1)

C Aids to Calculations

(1)

D U.S. Food Exchange System

(1)

E Nutrition Resources

(1)

F Notes

(1)

G Answers to Self Check Questions

(1)

Glossary

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