Wardlaw, Gordon M. <br/><br/>
Contemporary nutrition / 
Gordon M. Wardlaw and Anne M. Smith 
 - Seventh edition. 
 - Boston :  [no publisher identified],  c2009 
 - xxvi, 717 pages :  color illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071283656 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NUTRITION
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP 141 .W37 2009