Contemporary nutrition / by Gordon M. Wardlaw and Anne M. Smith

By:

Wardlaw, Gordon M [author]

Contributor(s):

Smith, Anne M [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006.Edition: 6th editionDescription: xxix, 580 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0072501855 (pbk. text : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Nutrition -- Textbooks

LOC classification:

QP141 W21 2006

Contents:

1) Nutrition: a key to health -- 2) The energy-yielding nutrients and alcohol -- 3) Vitamins and minerals -- 4) Energy: balance & imbalance -- 5) Nutrition: a focus on life stages -- 6) Nutrition: beyond the nutrients.

Summary: Contemporary Nutrition is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It provides the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With a friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices. Contemporary Nutrition emphasizes that a population consists of individuals with varying genetic and cultural backgrounds, and these individuals will have varying responses to diet. The knowledge gained from this text will allow students to personalize nutrition information and make smart choices.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS QP141 W21 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	31548		00075000

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contemporary Nutrition is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It provides the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With a friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.
Contemporary Nutrition emphasizes that a population consists of individuals with varying genetic and cultural backgrounds, and these individuals will have varying responses to diet. The knowledge gained from this text will allow students to personalize nutrition information and make smart choices.

Donation Ohio State University Donation or Gift 31548 January 20, 2006

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