Discovering nutrition - Insel, Paul M.; Insel, Paul M. (Burlington, MA Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013)
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 -- Spotlight on alcohol -- Lipids : not just fat -- Proteins and amino acids : function follows form -- Spotlight on metabolism -- 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 -- Spotlight on eating disorders -- Lifecycle : maternal & infant nutrition -- Lifecycle : from childhood through adulthood -- Food safety and technology : microbial threats and genetic engineering -- World view of nutrition : the faces of global malnutrition.
Rev. ed. of: Discovering nutrition / Paul Insel, R. Elaine Turner, Don Ross. 3rd ed. c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nutrition -- Textbooks; Nutrition; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet