Whitney, Eleanor Noss.
Understanding nutrition. / Eleanor Noss Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes. - 8th ed. - Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth, 1999. - 1 vol. (various pagings): col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 control: 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 foods -- Hunger and global environmental problems --
0534546129
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Nutrition.
QP141.W46
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Understanding nutrition. / Eleanor Noss Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes. - 8th ed. - Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth, 1999. - 1 vol. (various pagings): col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 control: 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 foods -- Hunger and global environmental problems --
0534546129
98037207
Nutrition.
QP141.W46
613.2