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Nutrition essentials : practical applications / Paul Insel,

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023.Edition: First editionDescription: xxii, 612 pages : color ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781284251906
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.2 23/eng/20220628
LOC classification:
  • RA784 .I57 2023
Contents:
Chapter 1 Food Choices: Nutrients and Nourishment Chapter 2 Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment Chapter 3 Carbohydrates Spotlight on Alcohol Chapter 4 Lipids Chapter 5 Proteins and Amino Acids Spotlight on Digestion and Absorption Chapter 6 Energy Balance and Weight Management Spotlight on Eating Disorders Chapter 7 Vitamins Spotlight on Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods Chapter 8 Water and Minerals Chapter 9 Life Cycle Nutrition Chapter 10 Diet and Health Chapter 11 Sports Nutrition: Eating for Peak Performance Chapter 12 Food Safety and Technology
Summary: "This book provides students with a comprehensive, current, and science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and functions. Its student-focused approach provides information about topics and issues that concern them -- a balanced diet, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines, scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Food Choices: Nutrients and Nourishment
Chapter 2 Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment
Chapter 3 Carbohydrates
Spotlight on Alcohol
Chapter 4 Lipids
Chapter 5 Proteins and Amino Acids
Spotlight on Digestion and Absorption
Chapter 6 Energy Balance and Weight Management
Spotlight on Eating Disorders
Chapter 7 Vitamins
Spotlight on Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods
Chapter 8 Water and Minerals
Chapter 9 Life Cycle Nutrition
Chapter 10 Diet and Health
Chapter 11 Sports Nutrition: Eating for Peak Performance
Chapter 12 Food Safety and Technology

"This book provides students with a comprehensive, current, and science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and functions. Its student-focused approach provides information about topics and issues that concern them -- a balanced diet, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines, scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage"--

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