Whitney, Eleanor Noss <br/><br/>
Understanding nutrition / 
Ellie Whitney and Sharon Rady Rolfes 
 - Tenth edition. 
 - Australia :  Thomson Wadsworth,  c2005 
 - xviii, various pagings :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>An overviewof 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 bofy composition -- Weight management: overweight and underweight -- THe water-soluble vitamins: b vitamins and vitamin c 320 -- The fat-soluble vitamins: a,d,e, and k -- Water and the major 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 foods -- Hunger and the global environment 
<br/><br/> This edition discusses each of these topics, and more. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>534622267 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NUTRITION
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM 216 .W45 2005