Nutrition : Concepts and Controversies
ISBN: 9780538734943 | 0538734949
Edition: 12thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 6/2/2010
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Ideal for both non-majors and mixed-majors, Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies provides practical applications and accessible explanations to dispel common misconceptions about nutrition and empower readers to make lasting behavior changes.
"Controversy" end-of-chapter essays provide a balanced view of scientific evidence regarding current and emerging topics in nutrition. Each Controversy has been thoroughly updated, and two new Controversies added: Chapter 4 "Are Carbohydrates 'Bad' for Health?" and Chapter 11 Controversy, "Nutritional Genomics: Can It Deliver on Its Promises?" There is also new information on vegetarian diet planning, supplements, antioxidant-rich foods, and more.
| Food Choices and Human Health | |
| Sorting the Impostors From the Real Nutrition Experts | |
| Nutrition Tools--Standards and Guidelines | |
| Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? | |
| What Do They Deliver? | |
| The Remarkable Body | |
| Alcohol and Nutrition: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? | |
| The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber | ... MORE |
| Are Carbohydrates "Bad" for Health? | |
| The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols | |
| High-Fat Foods: Which to Choose for Good Health? | |
| The Proteins and Amino Acids | |
| Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are the Benefits and Pitfalls? | |
| The Vitamins | |
| Vitamin Supplements: Who Benefits? | |
| Water and Minerals | |
| Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risks? | |
| Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight | |
| The Perils of Eating Disorders | |
| Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses | |
| Erogogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, or Dangers? | |
| Diet and Health | |
| Nutritional Genomics: Can It Deliver on Its Promises? | |
| Food Safety and Food Technology | |
| Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods: What Are the Pros and Cons? | |
| Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant | |
| Childhood Obesity and Early Chronic Diseases | |
| Child, Teen, and Older Adult | |
| Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned? | |
| Hunger and Global Environment | |
| Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward | |
| Table of Food Composition | |
| Canadian: Recommendations, Choice Systems, and Labels | |
| Aids to Calculation | |
| U.S. Food Exchange System | |
| Nutrition Resources | |
| Reference Notes | |
| Answers to Self-Check Questions | |
| Physical Activity and Energy Requirements | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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