Nutrition : concepts & controversies /
Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz,
Nutrition : concepts & controversies / Nutrition : concepts and controversies. Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer and Ellie Whitney. - 16th edition. - xvii, 584 [ A-6, B-1, C-3, D-12, E- 7, F-30, G-5, H-3, GL-21, IN-22] pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Food choices and human health -- Nutrition tools - standards and guidelines -- The remarkable body -- The carbohydrates: sugar, starch, glycogen, and fiber -- The lipids: fats, oils, phospholipids, and sterols -- The proteins and amino acids -- The vitamins -- Water and minerals -- Energy balance and healthy body weight -- Performance nutrition -- Nutrition and chronic diseases -- Food and water safety and food technology -- Life cycle nutrition: mother and infant -- Child, teen and older adult -- Hunger and the future food.
"A market leader for nearly four decades, this text balances coverage of important scientific research and nutrition fundamentals with applications to real life and general well-being. To empower students to make good food choices, the conversational tone and engaging coverage of controversial topics helps them sort through nutrition fads, facts, and misconceptions"-- Provided by publisher. "Make better food choices and live a healthier life with NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES. More conversational than a pure-science text, this book explores the essentials of nutrition--including how the body breaks down and uses food, food safety, sports nutrition and special nutritional needs throughout the human life cycle--and asks you to weigh in on relevant debates, such as sustainable diets, the safety of supplements, genetically modified foods, how much is too much sugar, and “keto” and “paleo” diets. NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES is available with the MindTap learning platform, which offers self-quizzing and activities to propel your learning from memorization to mastery"-- Amazon.com.
9780357727614
Nutrition--Textbooks.
Food--Textbooks.
Nutrition--Requirements.
QP141 / .S5365
612.3 / Si99n
Nutrition : concepts & controversies / Nutrition : concepts and controversies. Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer and Ellie Whitney. - 16th edition. - xvii, 584 [ A-6, B-1, C-3, D-12, E- 7, F-30, G-5, H-3, GL-21, IN-22] pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Food choices and human health -- Nutrition tools - standards and guidelines -- The remarkable body -- The carbohydrates: sugar, starch, glycogen, and fiber -- The lipids: fats, oils, phospholipids, and sterols -- The proteins and amino acids -- The vitamins -- Water and minerals -- Energy balance and healthy body weight -- Performance nutrition -- Nutrition and chronic diseases -- Food and water safety and food technology -- Life cycle nutrition: mother and infant -- Child, teen and older adult -- Hunger and the future food.
"A market leader for nearly four decades, this text balances coverage of important scientific research and nutrition fundamentals with applications to real life and general well-being. To empower students to make good food choices, the conversational tone and engaging coverage of controversial topics helps them sort through nutrition fads, facts, and misconceptions"-- Provided by publisher. "Make better food choices and live a healthier life with NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES. More conversational than a pure-science text, this book explores the essentials of nutrition--including how the body breaks down and uses food, food safety, sports nutrition and special nutritional needs throughout the human life cycle--and asks you to weigh in on relevant debates, such as sustainable diets, the safety of supplements, genetically modified foods, how much is too much sugar, and “keto” and “paleo” diets. NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES is available with the MindTap learning platform, which offers self-quizzing and activities to propel your learning from memorization to mastery"-- Amazon.com.
9780357727614
Nutrition--Textbooks.
Food--Textbooks.
Nutrition--Requirements.
QP141 / .S5365
612.3 / Si99n