Nutrition Your Life Science
ISBN: 9780538494847 | 0538494840
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/1/2012
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NUTRITION: YOUR LIFE SCIENCE helps you understand the fundamental principles of nutritional science though an interactive, flexible, and fun learning experience that partners a modular print text with online lessons and study tools. Use the unique pedagogical aids, including T-Talks, GENEies, and Bio Beats, to engage in the material and develop a better understanding of how concepts apply to your own life. This integrated solution allows you to spend time on what matters most to your success in this course by giving you a variety of options to learn, review, and demonstrate your knowledge. NUTRITION: YOUR LIFE SCIENCE offers a perfect partnership between print and online resources that will change the way you think about learning.
| Nutrition Basics | |
| Nutrition basics and terminology | |
| Carbohydrates | |
| Proteins | |
| Lipids/Fats | |
| Vitamins, minerals, and water | |
| Summary | |
| Tools to Plan, Manage, And Evaluate Diets for Optimal Health | |
| Food Labels | |
| Dietary Reference Intakes | |
| The MyPlate Food Guidance System | |
| Dietary Guidelines and Recommendations | |
| Food Composition Information and the Exchange List System | |
| Summary | |
| Nutrition in Chronic Disease | |
| The Gastrointestinal System | |
| Proteins: From Foods to Cells in the Body | |
| Photosynthesis and Fiber | |
| Carbohydrate Storage and Disorders | |
| Lipids in Heart Disease and Cancer | |
| Summary | |
| The Science of Nutrition in Energy Balance, Body Composition, Weight Control and Fitness | |
| Scientific Inquiry Tied To Genetics, Evolution, and Obesity | |
| Energy Balance | |
| Body Composition and Weight Control | |
| Principles of Fitness for Health | |
| The Fundamentals of Exercise Nutrition | |
| Summary | |
| The Vitamins And Minerals | |
| Fat-Soluble Vitamins | |
| Water-Soluble Vitamins | |
| Water and The Electrolytes | |
| Major Minerals in Bone and Protein | |
| Trace Minerals | |
| Summary | |
| Nutrition Information And The Food Industry | |
| Nutrition Information Credibility (Fact versus Fallacy) | |
| Food, Drugs, and Supplements | |
| Food Additives | |
| Food Safety: Microbial Growth | |
| Food Safety: Consumer Awareness | |
| Summary | |
| Nutrition Through The Lifespan | |
| Reproductive Fitness and Prenatal Nutrition | |
| Nutrition during Infancy and for Lactation | |
| Childhood Nutrition | |
| Adolescent Nutrition | |
| Nutrition for the Older Adult | |
| Summary | |
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