Contemporary Nutrition - Brossura

Wardlaw, Gordon M.; Smith, Anne M

Brossura

ISBN 10: 007128365X ISBN 13: 9780071283656

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008

Riassunto

Contemporary NutritionSeventh Edition is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

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L'autore:

Gordon Wardlaw is Associate Professor of Medical Dietetics in the School of Allied Medical Professions at Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in Nutrition from Iowa State University, his MPH in Public Health Nutrition, his RD and his BS in Food and Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to conducting research, Dr. Wardlaw teaches a wide range of courses at OSU including Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Application in Dietetics, Advanced Medical Dietetics Nutrition Care Process, Nutrition in Metabolic Imbalance, and Advanced Clinical Practice. He is the recipient of the American Dietetic Association's Mary P. Huddleson Award , is a full member of the American Institute of Nutrition and is certified as a Specialist in Human Nutrition by the American Board of Nutrition .

Contenuti:

NUTRITION: A KEY TO HEALTH
1: What You Eat and Why
2: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy Diet
3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective
ENERGY NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY BALANCE
4: Carbohydrates
5: Lipids
6: Proteins
7: Energy Balance and Weight Maintenance
VITAMINS, MINERALS AND WATER
8: Vitamins v 9: Water and Minerals
NUTRITION: BEYOND THE NUTRIENTS
10: Nutrition: Fitness and Sports
11: Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions
12: Food Safety
13: Undernutrition throughout the World
NUTRITION: A FOCUS ON THE LIFE STAGES
14: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
15: Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
16: Nutrition during Adulthood
APPENDIXES:
A: Solutions to Case Studies and Check Your Knowledge
B: Daily Values Used in Food Labels
C: Dietary Advice for Canadians
D: The Exchange System
E: Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure Assessment
F: Chemical Structures in Nutrition
G: Height-Weight Tables
H: Sources of Nutrition Information
I: English-Metric Conversions

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 007128365X
• ISBN 13: 9780071283656
• Rilegatura: Paperback