Understanding nutrition / Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes.

By:

Whitney, Ellie [author]

Contributor(s):

Rolfes, Sharon Rady [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, c2019.Edition: Fifteenth editionDescription: xix, 665 pages, 127 pages in various pagings : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781337392693

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

QP141 W61 2019

Online resources:

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Contents:

An overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates : sugars, starches, and fibers -- The lipids : triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein : amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management : overweight, obesity and underweight -- The water-soluble vitamins : B vitamins and vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins : A, D, E, and K -- Water and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Fitness : physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition : pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition : infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition : adulthood and the later years -- Diet and health -- Consumer concerns about food and water -- Hunger and the global environment.

Summary: ""The bestselling 'Understanding Nutrition' makes the science of nutrition meaningful and memorable. Updated with the latest available research and the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, the 15th Edition emphasizes active learning and prepares students for their future careers. Authors Whitney and Rolfes draw readers into the study of nutrition with a lively and approachable writing style--dispelling students' existing misconceptions and empowering them to make better nutrition choices and enact lasting behavior change." -- From the publisher

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS QP141 W61 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	79393		00080860

Includes index.

An overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates : sugars, starches, and fibers -- The lipids : triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein : amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management : overweight, obesity and underweight -- The water-soluble vitamins : B vitamins and vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins : A, D, E, and K -- Water and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Fitness : physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition : pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition : infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition : adulthood and the later years -- Diet and health
-- Consumer concerns about food and water -- Hunger and the global environment.

""The bestselling 'Understanding Nutrition' makes the science of nutrition meaningful and memorable. Updated with the latest available research and the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, the 15th Edition emphasizes active learning and prepares students for their future careers. Authors Whitney and Rolfes draw readers into the study of nutrition with a lively and approachable writing style--dispelling students' existing misconceptions and empowering them to make better nutrition choices and enact lasting behavior change." -- From the publisher

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