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