Understanding nutrition. / Eleanor Noss Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes.
Material type: TextPublisher: Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth, 1999Edition: 8th edDescription: 1 vol. (various pagings): col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 0534546129Subject(s): NutritionDDC classification: 613.2 LOC classification: QP141.W46 Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents onlyItem type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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 --
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