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Nutrition now / Judith E. Brown.
ISBN:
9780495117698
Title:
Nutrition now / Judith E. Brown.
Author:
Brown, Judith E.
Personal Author:
Edition:
5th ed.
Publication Information:
Australia : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008 [i.e. 2007].
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Associated interactive learning guide written by Judith E. Brown and Jennifer Koslo.
Contents:
1. Key Nutrition Concepts and Terms -- Unit 2. The Inside Story about Nutrition and Health -- Unit 3. The Ways of Knowing about Nutrition -- Unit 4. Understanding Food and Nutrition Labels -- Unit 5. Nutrition, Attitudes, and Behavior -- Unit 6. Healthy Diets: The Dietary Guidelines, MyPyramid, and More -- Unit 7. How the Body Uses Food: Digestion and Absorption -- Unit 8. Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance -- Unit 9. The Highs and Lows of Body Weight -- Unit 10. Weight Control: The Myths and Realities -- Unit 11. Disordered Eating: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Pica -- Unit 12. Useful Facts about Sugars, Starches, and Fiber -- Unit 13. Diabetes Now -- Unit 14. Alcohol: The Positives and Negatives -- Unit 15. Proteins and Amino Acids -- Unit 16. Vegetarian Diets -- Unit 17. Food Allergies and Intolerances -- Unit 18. Fats and Cholesterol in Health -- Unit 19. Nutrition and Heart Disease -- Unit 20. Vitamins and Your Health -- Unit 21. Phytochemicals and Genetically Modified Food -- Unit 22. Diet and Cancer -- Unit 23. Good Things to Know about Minerals -- Unit 24. Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods -- Unit 25. Water Is an Essential Nutrient -- Unit 26. Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Health and Disease -- Unit 27. Nutrition and Physical Fitness for Everyone --Unit 28. Nutrition and Physical Performance -- Unit 29. Good Nutrition for Life: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Infancy -- Unit 30. Nutrition for the Growing Years: Childhood through Adolescents -- Unit 31. Nutrition and Health Maintenance for Adults of All Ages -- Unit 32. The Multiple Dimensions of Food Safety -- Unit 33. Aspects of Global Nutrition.
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Format:
Books
Publication Date:
2008

2007
Publication Information:
Australia : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008 [i.e. 2007].