Discovering Nutrition

• Main Authors: Insel, Paul M. (Author), Ross Don (Author), Kimberley, Mcmahon (Author), Bernstein, Melissa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Burlington, Massachusetts Jones & Bartlet Learning 2019
• Edition: Sixth Edition
• Subjects: Nutrition > Textbooks; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet; Nutrition
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xxx, 819 pages illustrations (some colour) 28 cm
• ISBN: 9781284139464

Food choices : nutrients and nourishment -- Nutrition guidelines : tools for healthful diet -- The human body : from food to fuel -- Carbohydrates : simple sugars and complex chains -- Spotlight on alcohol -- Lipids : not just fat -- Proteins and amino acids : function follows form -- Vitamins : vital keys to health -- Spotlight on dietary supplements and functional foods -- Water and minerals : the ocean within -- Spotlight on metabolism and energy balance -- Nutrition for physical performance -- Spotlight on eating disorders -- Diet and health -- Spotlight on obesity and weight management -- Life cycle : maternal and infant nutrition -- Life cycle : childhood through older adulthood -- Spotlight on world nutrition -- Food safety and technology : microbial threats and genetic engineering