Nutrition Now, Enhanced Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Av Judith Brown, Emeritus) Brown, Judith (University of Minnesota

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Reach your diet and nutritional goals with NUTRITION NOW, ENHANCED 8th Edition! Understanding the basic principles of nutrition and its impacts on your health can lead to better choices and more successful diet planning now and throughout your lifetime. Chapters cover nutrition basics such as diet planning, the macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, exercise, pregnancy and lactation, global issues and much more. NUTRITION NOW, ENHANCED, organizes content into easy-to-read, manageable units that help you focus on the concepts while applying what you have learned to your own life.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-01-04
Mått89 x 11 x 108 mm
Vikt1 560 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor704
Upplaga8
FörlagCengage Learning
ISBN9780357021651

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Judith E. Brown is a nutrition researcher, writer and speaker who provides consultation services to the food and pharmaceutical industries as well as government health programs. As a professor emeritus of the Division of Epidemiology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Minnesota, she successfully obtained and completed large, competitively funded research grants related to nutrition and health. Her areas of expertise include scientific advising on new product development, advising on product evaluation studies, public speaking to professional groups, consumer-oriented publications on topics specific to health and nutrition and expert opinion papers on the safety and efficacy of nutrients, neutraceuticals and fortified products. Dr. Brown has more than 30 years of instructional experience in the field of nutrition and has written more than 100 research articles for publication. An avid researcher and an exceptional writer and teacher, she is one of the most influential and respected authors in the field.

Part I: NUTRITION BASICS AND TOOLS FOR PLANNING.1. Key Nutrition Concepts and Terms.2. The Inside Story about Nutrition and Health.3. Ways of Knowing about Nutrition.4. Understanding Food and Nutrition Labels.5. Nutrition, Attitudes, and Behavior.6. Healthy Diets, the Dietary Guidelines, MyPlate, and More.Part II: FOOD IN THE BODY.7. How the Body Uses Food: Digestion and Absorption.8. Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance.9. Obesity to Underweight: The Highs and Lows of Weight Status.10. Weight Control: The Myths and Realities.11. Disordered Eating: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Pica.Part III: THE MACRONUTRIENTS: CARBOHYDRATES.12. Useful Facts about Sugars, Starches, and Fiber.13. Diabetes Now.14. Alcohol: The Positives and Negatives.Part IV: THE MACRONUTRIENTS: PROTEIN.15. Proteins and Amino Acids.16. Vegetarian Diets.17. Food Allergies and Intolerances.Part V: THE MACRONUTRIENTS: FAT.18. Fats and Cholesterol in Health. 19. Nutrition and Heart Disease.Part VI: VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND SUPERFOODS.20. Vitamins and Your Health.21. Phytochemicals.22. Diet and Cancer.23. Good Things to Know About Minerals.24. Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods.25. Water Is an Essential Nutrient.26. Nutrition-Gene Interactions in Health and Disease.Part VII: NUTRITION AND FITNESS.27. Nutrition and Physical Fitness for Everyone.28. Nutrition and Physical Performance.Part VIII: NUTRITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE.29. Good Nutrition for Life: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Infancy.30. Nutrition for the Growing Years: Childhood through Adolescence.31. Nutrition and Health Maintenance for Adults of All Ages.Part IX: GLOBAL CONSIDERATIONS.32. The Multiple Dimensions of Food Safety.33. Aspects of Global Nutrition.