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Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Ellie Whitney.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson/ Wadsworth, c2008.Edition: 11th editionDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780495390657
  • 0495390658
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QU 145 S625n 2008
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Contents:
Content 1. Food Choices and Human Health. Controversy 1: Sorting the Impostors From the Real Nutrition Experts. 2. Nutrition Tools--Standards and Guidelines. Controversy 2: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver? 3. The Remarkable Body. Controversy 3: Alcohol and Nutrition: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? 4. The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber. Controversy 4: Sugar and Alternative Sweeteners: Are They Bad for You? 5. The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols. Controversy 5: High-Fat Foods: Which to Choose for Good Health? 6. The Proteins and Amino Acids. Controversy 6: Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are the Benefits and Pitfalls? 7. The Vitamins. Controversy 7: Vitamin Supplements: Who Benefits? 8. Water and Minerals. Controversy 8: Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risks? 9. Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight. Controversy 9: The Perils of Eating Disorders. 10. Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses. Controversy 10: Erogogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, or Dangers? 11. Diet and Health. Controversy 11: The Obesity Epidemic: How Can We Gain Control? 12. Food Safety and Food Technology. Controversy 12: Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods: What Are the Pros and Cons? 13. Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant. Controversy 13: Childhood Obesity and Early Chronic Diseases. 14. Child, Teen, and Older Adult. Controversy 14: Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned? 15. Hunger and Global Environment. Controversy 15: Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content
1. Food Choices and Human Health.
Controversy 1: Sorting the Impostors From the Real Nutrition Experts.
2. Nutrition Tools--Standards and Guidelines.
Controversy 2: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver?
3. The Remarkable Body.
Controversy 3: Alcohol and Nutrition: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?
4. The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber.
Controversy 4: Sugar and Alternative Sweeteners: Are They Bad for You?
5. The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols.
Controversy 5: High-Fat Foods: Which to Choose for Good Health?
6. The Proteins and Amino Acids.
Controversy 6: Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are the Benefits and Pitfalls?
7. The Vitamins.
Controversy 7: Vitamin Supplements: Who Benefits?
8. Water and Minerals.
Controversy 8: Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risks?
9. Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight.
Controversy 9: The Perils of Eating Disorders.
10. Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses.
Controversy 10: Erogogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, or Dangers?
11. Diet and Health.
Controversy 11: The Obesity Epidemic: How Can We Gain Control?
12. Food Safety and Food Technology.
Controversy 12: Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods: What Are the Pros and Cons?
13. Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant.
Controversy 13: Childhood Obesity and Early Chronic Diseases.
14. Child, Teen, and Older Adult.
Controversy 14: Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned?
15. Hunger and Global Environment.
Controversy 15: Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward.

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