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