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Perspectives in nutrition / Gordon M. Wardlaw, Jeffrey S. Hampl, Robert A. DiSilvestro.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2002.Edition: 5th editionDescription: xxviii, 824, [197] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0072287845
  • 9780072287844
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.2 22 WAR
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Content:

Part 1. Nutrition Basics
1 What Nourishes You?
2 The Basis of a Healthy Diet
3 Human Digestion and Absorption
4 Metabolism

Part 2. The Energy-Yielding Nutrients
5 Carbohydrates
6 Lipids
7 Proteins
8 Alcohol

Part 3. The Vitamins and Minerals
9 The Fat-Soluble Vitamins
10 The Water-Soluble Vitamins
11 Water and the Major Minerals
12 Trace Minerals

Part 4. Energy Production and Energy Balance
13 Energy Balance and Weight Control
14 Nutrition for Fitness and Sports
15 Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Other Conditions

Part 5. Nutrition Applications in the Life Cycle
16 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
17 Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
18 Nutrition During Adulthood

Part 6. Putting Nutrition Knowledge into Practice
19 Food Safety
20 Undernutrition Throughout the World

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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