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Discovering nutrition / Paul Insel, R. Elaine Turner, Don Ross.
ISBN:
9780763735555
Title:
Discovering nutrition / Paul Insel, R. Elaine Turner, Don Ross.
Author:
Insel, Paul M.
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006.
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Food choices : nutrients and nourishment -- Nutrition guidelines : tools for a healthful diet -- Complementary nutrition: functional foods and dietary supplements -- The human body : from food to fuel -- Carbohydrates : simple sugars and complex chains -- Lipids : not just fat -- Proteins and amino acids : function follows form --

Energy balance and weight management: finding your equilibrium -- Vitamins : vital keys to health -- Water and minerals : the ocean within -- Sports nutrition : eating for peak performance -- Life cycle : maternal and infant nutrition -- Life cycle : from childhood through adulthood -- Food safety and technology : microbial threats and genetic engineering -- World view of nutrition : the faces of global malnutrition.
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Format:
Books
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005026417.html
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006.