Nutrition : a functional approach. /
Janice Thompson, Melinda Manore, Judy Sheeshka
- (Canadian ed.)
- Toronto: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2007.
- xxxii, 616 p. + various pagings: col. ill. ;
Includes appendices.
Includes 1 CD-ROM (inside back cover)
Contents: The role of nutrition n our health -- Planning a nutritious diet -- What happens to the food we eat? -- Carbohydrates -- Fat -- Proteins -- Nutrients involved in fluid and electronic balance -- Nutrients that may function as antioxidants -- Nutrients involved in bone health -- Nutrients involved in energy metabolism -- Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight -- Disordered eating -- Food safety and technology -- Nutrition through the life cycle: pregnancy and the first year of life -- Nutrition through the life cycle: childhood to late adulthood