Nutrition : concepts and controversies /

Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz

Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sizer and Eleanor Whitney. - Seventh edition. - Belmont, California : West/Wadsworth, c1997 - xvi, 625, 238 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Food Choices and Human Health -- Ch. 2. Nutrition Standards and Guidelines -- Ch. 3. Remarkable Body -- Ch. 4. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber -- Ch. 5. Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols -- Ch. 6. Proteins and Amino Acids -- Ch. 7. Vitamins -- Ch. 8. Water and Minerals -- Ch. 9. Energy Balance and Weight Control -- Ch. 10. Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses -- Ch. 11. Nutrition and Disease Prevention -- Ch. 12. Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant -- Ch. 13. Child, Teen, and Older Adult -- Ch. 14. Food Safety and Food Technology -- Ch. 15. Hunger and the Global Environment.

This introductory text provides basic nutrition information and controversial topics. This edition emphasizes the food pyramid versus the exchange system as a tool for diet planning and includes the latest food labelling information. Over 300 new foods are added to the Table of Food Composition, including ethnic foods, fast foods, low/no-fat foods and new brands.

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