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Nutrition
Authors: Paul Insel, Don Ross, Kimberley McMahon, Melissa BernsteinOVERVIEW
Every new print copy includes Navigate Advantage Access for Nutrition, Seventh Edition which unlocks an interactive eBook, Animations, Flashcards, and more!
Written for major and advanced non-major course offerings, Nutrition, Seventh Edition provides students with a comprehensive, current, and science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and functions. Its student-focused approach provides information about topics and issues that concern them — a balanced diet, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines, scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage.
Features and Benefits
- Provides updated content reflects the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 released in December of 2020.
- Includes updated Getting Personal features which encourage students to apply their nutritional knowledge to understanding their own diets.
- Incorporates revised food source charts in the vitamins and minerals chapters which more clearly convey common sources for vitamins and minerals.
- Includes revised statistics and data throughout that reflects the current state of nutrition in America and the world.
- Provides the updated Position Statement from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Heart Association, and other organisations.
- Includes new and updated FYI, Going Green, and Quick Bites features which provide in-depth discussions of controversial issues and topics for classroom discussion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Chapter 1 Food Choices: Nutrients and Nourishment
- Chapter 2 Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment
- Spotlight on Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods
- Chapter 3 Digestion and Absorption
- Chapter 4 Carbohydrates
- Chapter 5 Lipids
- Chapter 6 Proteins and Amino Acids
- Chapter 7 Alcohol
- Chapter 8 Metabolism
- Chapter 9 Energy Balance and Weight Management: Finding Your Equilibrium
- Spotlight on Obesity: The Growing Epidemic
- Chapter 10 Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Chapter 11 Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Chapter 12 Water and Major Minerals
- Chapter 13 Trace Minerals
- Chapter 14 Sports Nutrition: Eating for Peak Performance
- Spotlight on Eating Disorders
- Chapter 15 Diet and Health
- Chapter 16 Life Cycle: Maternal and Infant Nutrition
- Chapter 17 Life Cycle: From Childhood to Adulthood
- Chapter 18 Food Safety and Technology: Microbial Threats and Genetic Engineering
- Chapter 19 World View of Nutrition: The Faces of Global Malnutrition
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