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Contemporary nutrition / Gordon M. Wardlaw and Anne M. Smith

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : [no publisher identified], c2009Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xxvi, 717 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780071283656
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP 141 .W37 2009
Contents:
What you eat and why -- Tools for designing a healthy diet -- The human body: a nutrition perspective -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins -- Alcohol -- Vitamins -- Water and Minerals -- Energy balance and weight control -- Nutrition: fitness and sports -- Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other conditions -- Pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Nutrition from infancy through adolescence -- Nutrition during adulthood -- Food safety -- Undernutrition throughout the world.
Summary: "Contemporary Nutrition, Seventh Edition" is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Nursing GC QP 141 .W37 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000000367

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What you eat and why -- Tools for designing a healthy diet -- The human body: a nutrition perspective -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins -- Alcohol -- Vitamins -- Water and Minerals -- Energy balance and weight control -- Nutrition: fitness and sports -- Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other conditions -- Pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Nutrition from infancy through adolescence -- Nutrition during adulthood -- Food safety -- Undernutrition throughout the world.

"Contemporary Nutrition, Seventh Edition" is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

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