Nutrition Concepts and Controversies (with Nutrition Connections CD-ROM, InfoTrac, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005)

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Edition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-06-10
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary

NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERIES, TENTH EDITION focuses on nutrition principles and their application while offering outstanding coverage of the biological foundations of nutrition without assuming previous knowledge of them. With its new design, contemporary coverage, and engaging writing style, it remains the leading Nutrition text for the non-majors or mixed majors/non-majors introductory course. Drawing readers into the study of nutrition, the authors have created a number of learning tools that are both appealing and accessible. From the chapter content and new "Do You Ever?" sections to the "Food Feature" boxes and end-of-chapter "Controversies," students find the information they need to better understand important nutrition concepts and to make informed and responsible decisions about their own nutrition. Additionally, the "Do It" activities, now available online, on the student CD-ROM, and in a free booklet that can be packaged with the text, students can practice applying their nutrition knowledge. There is also the accompanying NUTRITION CONNECTIONS CD-ROM, a unique resource that includes animations, chapter quizzes, a comprehensive glossary, "Do It!" activities, and Web links. For instructors, we offer a newly redesigned Multimedia Manager that includes PowerPoint® slides, animations, videos, and test questions. We also offer a new JoinIn? on TurningPoint®, a classroom resource to assess students' knowledge, take attendance, and more. So, whether looking for a text full of up-to-date information, a text that students enjoy reading, a text that offers a robust supplements package, or a text that can engage students and get them excited about studying, NUTRITION CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES is the text for you!

Table of Contents

Food Choices and Human Health
Controversy 1: Sorting The Impostors From The Real Nutrition Experts
Nutrition Tools?
Standards and Guidelines
Controversy 2: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver?
The Remarkable Body
Controversy 3: Alcohol And Nutrition: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks?
The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber
Controversy 4: Sugar And Alternative Sweeteners: Are They Bad For You?
The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols
Controversy 5: High-Fat Foods: Which Support Good Health?
The Proteins and Amino Acids
Controversy 6: Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are The Benefits and Pitfalls?
The Vitamins
Controversy 7: Vitamin Supplements: Who Benefits?
Water and Minerals
Controversy 8: Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Chioces Reduce The Risks?
Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight
Controversy 9: The Perils Of Eating Disorders
Nutrients, Physical Activity, and The Body's Responses
Controversy 10: Erogogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, Or Dangers?
Diet and Health
Controversy 11: The Obesity Epidemic: How Can We Gain Control?
Food Safety and Food Technology
Controversy 12: Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods: What Are The Pros and Cons?
Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant
Controversy 13: "Childhood Obesity and Early Chronic Diseases
Child, Teen, and Older Adult
Controversy 14: Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned?
Hunger and the Global Environment
Controversity 15: Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward
Table of Food Composition
Canadiana: Recommendations, Choice Systems, and Labels
Aids to Calculation
U.S. Food Exchange System
Nutrition Resources
Reference Notes
Answers to Self-Check Questions
Physical Activity and Energy Requirements
Glossary
Index
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