TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wardlaw,Gordon M.
TI  - Perspectives in nutrition
SN  - 0070920788
AV  - QP141. W38 1999
U1  - 613.2 
PY  - 1999///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - WCB/McGraw-Hill
KW  - Nutrition
N1  - 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 --; 1; What Nourishes You? --; Expert Opinion: Junk foods of junk diets? --; 2; The Basis of a Healthy Diet --; Nutrition Perspective: What's on the label? --; 3; Carbohydrates --; Expert Opinion: The value of intense sweeteners --; 4; Lipids --; Expert Opinion: Women and heart disease --; 5; Proteins --; Expert Opinion: A close look at soybeans --; 6; Digestion and Absorption --; Expert Opinion: Gastroquackery --; 7; Metabolism --; Expert Opinion: Molecular biology in nutrition --; 8; Energy Balance --; Expert Opinion: Do carbohydrates turn into fat? --; 9; Weight Control --; Expert Opinion: Very-low-calorie diets in the treatment of obesity --; 10; Nutrition for Fitness --; Expert Opinion: What can a physically active lifestyle promise? --; 11; Eating Disorders --; Expert Opinion: Eating disorders --; 12; The Fat-Soluble Vitamins --; Expert Opinion: Given current information, should healthy Americans take antioxidant supplements? --; 13; The Water-Soluble Vitamins --; Expert Opinion: Some mysteries surrounding vitamin B-6 --; 14; Water and the Major Minerals --; Expert Opinion: Calcium: an under-consumed essential nutrient --; 15; The Trace Minerals --; Expert Opinion: Chromium: charlatans' delight or nutritionists' concern? --; 16; Pregnancy and Lactation --; Expert Opinion: Human milk: the ecologically sound way to feed an infant --; 17; Infants, Children, and Teenagers --; Expert Opinion: Helping children to eat well --; 18; The Adult Years --; Expert Opinion: What should I eat to live longer? --; 19; Food Safety --; Expert Opinion: How safe is the American food supply? --; 20; 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
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