Contemporary Nutrition - Brossura

Wardlaw, Gordon; Smith, Anne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0077211669 ISBN 13: 9780077211660

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2008

Riassunto

Contemporary Nutrition Seventh 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.

Su questo libro

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

Chapter 1: What You Eat and Why

Chapter 2: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy Diet

Chapter 3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective

THE ENERGY NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY BALANCE

Chapter 4: Carbohydrates

Chapter 5: Lipids

Chapter 6: Proteins

Chapter 7: Energy Balance and Weight Control

VITAMINS, MINERALS AND WATER

Chapter 8: Vitamins

Chapter 9: Water and Minerals

NUTRITION: BEYOND THE NUTRIENTS

Chapter 10: Nutrition: Fitness and Sports

Chapter 11: Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa,

Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions

Chapter 12: Undernutrition Throughout the World

Chapter 13: Safety of Food and Water

NUTRITION: A FOCUS ON THE LIFE STAGES

Chapter 14: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Chapter 15: Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence

Chapter 16: Nutrition during Adulthood

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0077211669
• ISBN 13: 9780077211660
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 717