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Nutrition essentials : a personal approach / Wendy J. Schiff, MS, RD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Second editionDescription: xix, 353 pages, 57 variously numbered pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, photographs ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781260152265
  • 126015226X
  • 9781259706547
  • 1259706540
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 612.3 23
LOC classification:
  • QP141 .S3434 2018
Contents:
Unit 1. Food Is More than Something to Eat -- Module 1.1 Why Learn about Nutrition? -- Module 1.2 Nutrition Basics -- Module 1.3 Key Nutrition Concepts -- Unit 2. Nutrition Information: Fact or Fiction? -- Module 2.1 Nutrition: Science for Consumers -- Module 2.2 Spreading Nutrition Misinformation -- Module 2.3 Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Nutrition Information -- Module 2.4 Seeking Reliable Nutrition Information -- Unit 3. Making More Nutritious Choices -- Module 3.1 Requirements and Recommendations -- Module 3.2 Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks -- Module 3.3 Making Sense of Nutrition Labels -- Module 3.4 Should I Take Dietary Supplements? -- Unit 4. How Food Becomes You -- Module 4.1: From Cells to Systems -- Module 4.2: Digestive System -- Module 4.3: Common Digestive System Disorders -- Module 4.4: Metabolism Basics -- Unit 5. Carbohydrates: Fuel and Fiber -- Module 5.1 Sugars, Sweeteners, Starches, and Fiber -- Module 5.2 What Happens to the Carbohydrates You Eat? -- Module 5.3 Carbohydrates and Health -- Unit 6. Lipids: Focusing on Fats and Cholesterol -- Module 6.1: What Are Lipids? -- Module 6.2: What Happens to the Fat and Cholesterol You Eat? -- Module 6.3: Cardiovascular Disease: Major Killer of Americans -- Unit 7. Proteins: Life's Building Blocks -- Module 7.1 What Are Proteins? -- Module 7.2 What Happens to the Protein You Eat? -- Module 7.3 Proteins in Foods -- Module 7.4 What's Vegetarianism? -- Module 7.5 Proteins and Health -- Unit 8. Vitamins: Nutrients that Multitask -- Module 8.1 Introducing Vitamins -- Module 8.2 Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Module 8.3 Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Module 8.4 Vitamins and Cancer -- Unit 9. Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol -- Module 9.1: Minerals for Life -- Module 9.2: Key Minerals and Your Health -- Module 9.3: Water: Liquid of Life -- Module 9.4: Alcohol: Drink to Your Health? -- Unit 10. Nutrition for a Healthy Weight and Fit Body -- Module 10.1 Overweight or Obese? -- Module 10.2 Factors that Influence Your Body Weight -- Module 10.3 Managing Your Weight Safely -- Module 10.4 Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders -- Module 10.5 Get Moving; Get Healthy! -- Unit 11. Nutrition for Your Life, Environment, and World -- Module 11.1 Nutrition for a Lifetime -- Module 11.2 How Safe Is My Food? -- Module 11.3 Dietary Adequacy: A Global Concern.
Summary: "Nutrition Essentials: A Personal Approach is the nutrition book that is all about YOU! The personalized, consumer focus gives plenty of practical examples to help students learn about choosing foods and making decisions that are good for their health. The proven successful digital program including Connect, NutritionCalc Plus, LearnSmart and SmartBook gives students access to one of the most effective and successful adaptive learning resources available on the market today. Nutrition is more than vegetables. Find out how we're making it PERSONAL!" -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Food Is More than Something to Eat -- Module 1.1 Why Learn about Nutrition? -- Module 1.2 Nutrition Basics -- Module 1.3 Key Nutrition Concepts -- Unit 2. Nutrition Information: Fact or Fiction? -- Module 2.1 Nutrition: Science for Consumers -- Module 2.2 Spreading Nutrition Misinformation -- Module 2.3 Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Nutrition Information -- Module 2.4 Seeking Reliable Nutrition Information -- Unit 3. Making More Nutritious Choices -- Module 3.1 Requirements and Recommendations -- Module 3.2 Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks -- Module 3.3 Making Sense of Nutrition Labels -- Module 3.4 Should I Take Dietary Supplements? -- Unit 4. How Food Becomes You -- Module 4.1: From Cells to Systems -- Module 4.2: Digestive System -- Module 4.3: Common Digestive System Disorders -- Module 4.4: Metabolism Basics -- Unit 5. Carbohydrates: Fuel and Fiber -- Module 5.1 Sugars, Sweeteners, Starches, and Fiber -- Module 5.2 What Happens to the Carbohydrates You Eat? -- Module 5.3 Carbohydrates and Health -- Unit 6. Lipids: Focusing on Fats and Cholesterol -- Module 6.1: What Are Lipids? -- Module 6.2: What Happens to the Fat and Cholesterol You Eat? -- Module 6.3: Cardiovascular Disease: Major Killer of Americans -- Unit 7. Proteins: Life's Building Blocks -- Module 7.1 What Are Proteins? -- Module 7.2 What Happens to the Protein You Eat? -- Module 7.3 Proteins in Foods -- Module 7.4 What's Vegetarianism? -- Module 7.5 Proteins and Health -- Unit 8. Vitamins: Nutrients that Multitask -- Module 8.1 Introducing Vitamins -- Module 8.2 Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Module 8.3 Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Module 8.4 Vitamins and Cancer -- Unit 9. Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol -- Module 9.1: Minerals for Life -- Module 9.2: Key Minerals and Your Health -- Module 9.3: Water: Liquid of Life -- Module 9.4: Alcohol: Drink to Your Health? -- Unit 10. Nutrition for a Healthy Weight and Fit Body -- Module 10.1 Overweight or Obese? -- Module 10.2 Factors that Influence Your Body Weight -- Module 10.3 Managing Your Weight Safely -- Module 10.4 Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders -- Module 10.5 Get Moving; Get Healthy! -- Unit 11. Nutrition for Your Life, Environment, and World -- Module 11.1 Nutrition for a Lifetime -- Module 11.2 How Safe Is My Food? -- Module 11.3 Dietary Adequacy: A Global Concern.

"Nutrition Essentials: A Personal Approach is the nutrition book that is all about YOU! The personalized, consumer focus gives plenty of practical examples to help students learn about choosing foods and making decisions that are good for their health. The proven successful digital program including Connect, NutritionCalc Plus, LearnSmart and SmartBook gives students access to one of the most effective and successful adaptive learning resources available on the market today. Nutrition is more than vegetables. Find out how we're making it PERSONAL!" -- Provided by publisher.

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