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Understanding nutrition /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitney, Eleanor Noss
Other Authors: Rolfes, Sharon Rady
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, [2002]
Edition:Ninth edition.
Subjects:
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Table of Contents:
  • An overview of nutrition
  • Planning a healthy diet
  • Digestion, absorption, and transport
  • The carbohydrates : sugars, starches, and fibers
  • The lipids : triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
  • Protein : amino acids
  • Metabolism : transformations and interactions
  • Energy balance and body composition
  • Weight management : overweight and underweight
  • The water-soluble vitamins : B vitamins and vitamin C
  • The fat-soluble vitamins : A, D, E, and K
  • Water and the major minerals
  • The trace minerals
  • Fitness : physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations
  • Life cycle nutrition : pregnancy and lactation
  • Life cycle nutrition : infancy, childhood, and adolescence
  • Life cycle nutrition : adulthood and the later years
  • Diet and health
  • Consumer concerns about food and water
  • Hunger and global environmental problems