Perspectives in nutrition /
Wardlaw, Gordon M.,
Perspectives in nutrition / Gordon M. Wardlaw. - Fourth edition. - xvi, 728 pages, 188 variously numbered pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm + 1 volume (iii, 240 pages ; 28 cm)
Includes index. Accompanied by: Student study guide to accompany Perspectives in nutrition / Gordon M. Wardlaw. Accompanied by: 1 volume (study guide)
Preface to the Instructor -- Preface to the Student -- What Nourishes You? -- Expert Opinion: Junk foods of junk diets? -- The Basis of a Healthy Diet -- Nutrition Perspective: What's on the label? -- Carbohydrates -- Expert Opinion: The value of intense sweeteners -- Lipids -- Expert Opinion: Women and heart disease -- Proteins -- Expert Opinion: A close look at soybeans -- Digestion and Absorption -- Expert Opinion: Gastroquackery -- Metabolism -- Expert Opinion: Molecular biology in nutrition -- Energy Balance -- Expert Opinion: Do carbohydrates turn into fat? -- Weight Control -- Expert Opinion: Very-low-calorie diets in the treatment of obesity -- Nutrition for Fitness -- Expert Opinion: What can a physically active lifestyle promise? -- Eating Disorders -- Expert Opinion: Eating disorders -- The Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Expert Opinion: Given current information, should healthy Americans take antioxidant supplements? -- The Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Expert Opinion: Some mysteries surrounding vitamin B-6 -- Water and the Major Minerals -- Expert Opinion: Calcium: an under-consumed essential nutrient -- The Trace Minerals -- Expert Opinion: Chromium: charlatans' delight or nutritionists' concern? -- Pregnancy and Lactation -- Expert Opinion: Human milk: the ecologically sound way to feed an infant -- Infants, Children, and Teenagers -- Expert Opinion: Helping children to eat well -- The Adult Years -- Expert Opinion: What should I eat to live longer? -- Food Safety -- Expert Opinion: How safe is the American food supply? -- Undernutrition throughout the World -- Expert Opinion: The human side of hunger and poverty in America -- App. A: Food composition table -- App. B: Chemistry: a tool for understanding nutrition -- App. C: Mathematical tools for use in nutrition study -- App. D: U.S. Dietary Goals -- App. E: Dietary advice for Canadians -- App. F: Exchange System lists -- App. G: Dietary intake and energy expenditure assessment -- App. H: Fatty acids, including omega-3 fatty acids in foods -- App. I: Important chemical structures -- App. J: Metabolic pathways: glycolysis and the citric acid cycle -- App. K: Energy cost of various activities -- App. L: Determination of frame size -- App. M: Caffeine content of foods -- App. N: Carotenoid content of selected fruits and vegetables -- App. O: Prenatal weight gain chart -- App. P: Common food additives -- App. Q: Sources of nutrition information -- Answers to Nutrition Awareness Inventories -- Answers to Critical Thinking Questions -- Glossary -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
0070920788 9780070920781
98012998
Nutrition.
QP141. / W38 1999
613.2
Perspectives in nutrition / Gordon M. Wardlaw. - Fourth edition. - xvi, 728 pages, 188 variously numbered pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm + 1 volume (iii, 240 pages ; 28 cm)
Includes index. Accompanied by: Student study guide to accompany Perspectives in nutrition / Gordon M. Wardlaw. Accompanied by: 1 volume (study guide)
Preface to the Instructor -- Preface to the Student -- What Nourishes You? -- Expert Opinion: Junk foods of junk diets? -- The Basis of a Healthy Diet -- Nutrition Perspective: What's on the label? -- Carbohydrates -- Expert Opinion: The value of intense sweeteners -- Lipids -- Expert Opinion: Women and heart disease -- Proteins -- Expert Opinion: A close look at soybeans -- Digestion and Absorption -- Expert Opinion: Gastroquackery -- Metabolism -- Expert Opinion: Molecular biology in nutrition -- Energy Balance -- Expert Opinion: Do carbohydrates turn into fat? -- Weight Control -- Expert Opinion: Very-low-calorie diets in the treatment of obesity -- Nutrition for Fitness -- Expert Opinion: What can a physically active lifestyle promise? -- Eating Disorders -- Expert Opinion: Eating disorders -- The Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Expert Opinion: Given current information, should healthy Americans take antioxidant supplements? -- The Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Expert Opinion: Some mysteries surrounding vitamin B-6 -- Water and the Major Minerals -- Expert Opinion: Calcium: an under-consumed essential nutrient -- The Trace Minerals -- Expert Opinion: Chromium: charlatans' delight or nutritionists' concern? -- Pregnancy and Lactation -- Expert Opinion: Human milk: the ecologically sound way to feed an infant -- Infants, Children, and Teenagers -- Expert Opinion: Helping children to eat well -- The Adult Years -- Expert Opinion: What should I eat to live longer? -- Food Safety -- Expert Opinion: How safe is the American food supply? -- Undernutrition throughout the World -- Expert Opinion: The human side of hunger and poverty in America -- App. A: Food composition table -- App. B: Chemistry: a tool for understanding nutrition -- App. C: Mathematical tools for use in nutrition study -- App. D: U.S. Dietary Goals -- App. E: Dietary advice for Canadians -- App. F: Exchange System lists -- App. G: Dietary intake and energy expenditure assessment -- App. H: Fatty acids, including omega-3 fatty acids in foods -- App. I: Important chemical structures -- App. J: Metabolic pathways: glycolysis and the citric acid cycle -- App. K: Energy cost of various activities -- App. L: Determination of frame size -- App. M: Caffeine content of foods -- App. N: Carotenoid content of selected fruits and vegetables -- App. O: Prenatal weight gain chart -- App. P: Common food additives -- App. Q: Sources of nutrition information -- Answers to Nutrition Awareness Inventories -- Answers to Critical Thinking Questions -- Glossary -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
0070920788 9780070920781
98012998
Nutrition.
QP141. / W38 1999
613.2