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Nutrition concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Eleanor Noss Whitney.
Holman Biotech Commons QP141 .H34 2003 1 v. + disc
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nutrition.
- Food.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nutrition.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 578 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Edition:
- Ninth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2002.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The Ninth Edition of Fran Sizer and Eleanor Whitney's interactive text will show you how interesting, how exciting, and how applicable the study of nutrition can be. As you explore and experience Nutrition Concepts and Controversies, Ninth Edition, you'll discover many ways to apply what you learn here to your own life. With the latest information on topics such as fat replacers, food irradiation, amino acid supplements, the pros and cons of sports drinks, and more, the Ninth Edition can help you do more than succeed in the course -- it can help you enhance your life.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health 1
- A Lifetime of Nourishment 2
- The Human Body and Its Food 4
- The Challenge of Choosing Foods 7
- Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Objectives 11
- The Science of Nutrition 14
- Chapter 2 Nutrition Tools
- Standards and Guidelines 29
- Nutrient Recommendations 30
- Diet Planning with the Daily Food Guide and the Food Guide Pyramid 35
- Chapter 3 The Remarkable Body 67
- The Body's Cells 68
- The Body Fluids and the Cardiovascular System 69
- The Hormonal and Nervous Systems 72
- The Immune System 74
- The Digestive System 75
- The Excretory System 87
- Chapter 4 The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber 99
- The Need for Carbohydrates 104
- From Carbohydrates to Glucose 107
- Consumer Corner: Refined, Enriched, and Whole-Grain Bread 108
- Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrate 111
- The Body's Use of Glucose 114
- Diabetes and Hypoglycemia 117
- Chapter 5 The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols 137
- Lipids in the Body 144
- The Effects of Processing on Unsaturated Fats 154
- Fat in the Diet 157
- Chapter 6 The Proteins and Amino Acids 177
- The Structure of Proteins 178
- Digestion and Absorption of Protein 183
- The Roles of Proteins in the Body 185
- Food Proteins: Quality, Use, and Need 192
- Protein Deficiency and Excess 196
- Chapter 7 The Vitamins 211
- Definition and Classification of Vitamins 212
- The Fat-Soluble Vitamins 213
- The Water-Soluble Vitamins 224
- Vitamin Supplements 240
- Chapter 8 Water and Minerals 265
- Body Fluids and Minerals 274
- The Major Minerals 275
- The Trace Minerals 285
- Chapter 9 Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight 311
- The Problems of too Little or too Much Body Fat 312
- The Body's Energy Balance 315
- Body Weight versus Body Fatness 318
- The Mystery of Obesity 321
- How the Body Loses and Gains Weight 331
- Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight 336
- Chapter 10 Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses 359
- The Essentials of Fitness and Training 361
- The Active Body's Use of Fuels 363
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Keys to Performance 372
- Fluids and Temperature Regulation in Physical Activity 375
- Chapter 11 Diet and Health 393
- Nutrition and Immunity 395
- Lifestyle Choices and Risks of Degenerative Disease 396
- Nutrition and Atherosclerosis 398
- Nutrition and Hypertension 407
- Nutrition and Cancer 411
- Chapter 12 Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant 435
- Pregnancy: The Impact of Nutrition on the Future 436
- Teen Pregnancy 445
- Drinking during Pregnancy 449
- Troubleshooting 451
- Lactation 452
- Feeding the Infant 454
- Chapter 13 Child, Teen, and Older Adult 473
- Early and Middle Childhood 474
- The Teen Years 486
- The Later Years 490
- Nutrition in the Later Years 490
- Chapter 14 Food Safety and Food Technology 509
- Microbes and Food Safety 511
- Natural Toxins in Foods 528
- Environmental Contaminants 528
- Pesticides 530
- Growth Hormone in Meat and Milk 534
- Effects of Food Processing on the Nutrients in Foods 535
- Food Additives 538
- Chapter 15 Hunger and the Global Environment 557
- The Challenge to Change 559
- Environmental Degradation and Hunger 565
- Moving toward Solutions 567
- B Canadiana: Recommendations, Choice System, and Labels
- C Aids to Calculations 1
- D U.S. Food Exchange System 1
- E Nutrition Resources 1.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Previous eds. edited by Eva May Nunnelley Hamilton.
- Accompanying CD-ROM has title: Nutrition connections / by Michelle Grodner.
- ISBN:
- 0534577997
- OCLC:
- 52266044
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