Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Eleanor Noss Whitney.
ISBN:
9780534577995
Titre:
Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Eleanor Noss Whitney.
Auteur:
Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz
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Édition:
9th ed.
Informations de publication:
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2003.
Description physique:
xvi, 578 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
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Livres
Date de publication:
2003
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Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2003.
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This unique modular text is comprised of 33 individual units (as opposed to a traditional 12- to 15-chapter sequence) that cover the basics of nutrition science and its applications in daily life. Instructors have the flexibility to choose which units to cover, and to modify the sequence of coverage to meet the interests and needs of their students. The interactive pedagogical features of this text, along with the author's direct and friendly writing style, make it a favorite among readers. This edition incorporates up-to-date coverage of the newest research and emerging issues in nutrition. The interactive pedagogical features of this text, along with the author's direct and friendly writing style, make it a favorite among readers.
Table des matières
Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health | p. 1 |
A Lifetime of Nourishment | p. 2 |
The Human Body and Its Food | p. 4 |
The Challenge of Choosing Foods | p. 7 |
Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Objectives | p. 11 |
The Science of Nutrition | p. 14 |
Chapter 2 Nutrition Tools--Standards and Guidelines | p. 29 |
Nutrient Recommendations | p. 30 |
Diet Planning with the Daily Food Guide and the Food Guide Pyramid | p. 35 |
Chapter 3 The Remarkable Body | p. 67 |
The Body's Cells | p. 68 |
The Body Fluids and the Cardiovascular System | p. 69 |
The Hormonal and Nervous Systems | p. 72 |
The Immune System | p. 74 |
The Digestive System | p. 75 |
The Excretory System | p. 87 |
Conclusion | p. 88 |
Chapter 4 The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber | p. 99 |
A Close Look at Carbohydrates | p. 100 |
The Need for Carbohydrates | p. 104 |
From Carbohydrates to Glucose | p. 107 |
Consumer Corner: Refined, Enriched, and Whole-Grain Bread | p. 108 |
Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrate | p. 111 |
The Body's Use of Glucose | p. 114 |
Diabetes and Hypoglycemia | p. 117 |
Chapter 5 The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols | p. 137 |
Introducing the Lipids | p. 138 |
A Close Look at Fats | p. 140 |
Lipids in the Body | p. 144 |
The Effects of Processing on Unsaturated Fats | p. 154 |
Fat in the Diet | p. 157 |
Chapter 6 The Proteins and Amino Acids | p. 177 |
The Structure of Proteins | p. 178 |
Digestion and Absorption of Protein | p. 183 |
The Roles of Proteins in the Body | p. 185 |
Food Proteins: Quality, Use, and Need | p. 192 |
Protein Deficiency and Excess | p. 196 |
Chapter 7 The Vitamins | p. 211 |
Definition and Classification of Vitamins | p. 212 |
The Fat-Soluble Vitamins | p. 213 |
The Water-Soluble Vitamins | p. 224 |
Vitamin Supplements | p. 240 |
Chapter 8 Water and Minerals | p. 265 |
Water | p. 267 |
Body Fluids and Minerals | p. 274 |
The Major Minerals | p. 275 |
The Trace Minerals | p. 285 |
Chapter 9 Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight | p. 311 |
The Problems of too Little or too Much Body Fat | p. 312 |
The Body's Energy Balance | p. 315 |
Body Weight versus Body Fatness | p. 318 |
The Mystery of Obesity | p. 321 |
How the Body Loses and Gains Weight | p. 331 |
Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight | p. 336 |
Chapter 10 Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses | p. 359 |
The Essentials of Fitness and Training | p. 361 |
The Active Body's Use of Fuels | p. 363 |
Vitamins and Minerals--Keys to Performance | p. 372 |
Fluids and Temperature Regulation in Physical Activity | p. 375 |
Chapter 11 Diet and Health | p. 393 |
Nutrition and Immunity | p. 395 |
Lifestyle Choices and Risks of Degenerative Disease | p. 396 |
Nutrition and Atherosclerosis | p. 398 |
Nutrition and Hypertension | p. 407 |
Nutrition and Cancer | p. 411 |
Conclusion | p. 421 |
Chapter 12 Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant | p. 435 |
Pregnancy: The Impact of Nutrition on the Future | p. 436 |
Teen Pregnancy | p. 445 |
Drinking during Pregnancy | p. 449 |
Troubleshooting | p. 451 |
Lactation | p. 452 |
Feeding the Infant | p. 454 |
Chapter 13 Child, Teen, and Older Adult | p. 473 |
Early and Middle Childhood | p. 474 |
The Teen Years | p. 486 |
The Later Years | p. 490 |
Nutrition in the Later Years | p. 490 |
Chapter 14 Food Safety and Food Technology | p. 509 |
Microbes and Food Safety | p. 511 |
Natural Toxins in Foods | p. 528 |
Environmental Contaminants | p. 528 |
Pesticides | p. 530 |
Growth Hormone in Meat and Milk | p. 534 |
Effects of Food Processing on the Nutrients in Foods | p. 535 |
Food Additives | p. 538 |
Chapter 15 Hunger and the Global Environment | p. 557 |
The Challenge to Change | p. 559 |
Hunger | p. 560 |
Environmental Degradation and Hunger | p. 565 |
Moving toward Solutions | p. 567 |
Appendix | |
A Table of Food Composition | p. 1 |
B Canadiana: Recommendations, Choice System, and Labels | |
C Aids to Calculations | p. 1 |
D U.S. Food Exchange System | p. 1 |
E Nutrition Resources | p. 1 |
F Notes | p. 1 |
G Answers to Self Check Questions | p. 1 |
Glossary | p. 1 |
Index |
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