Nutrition: linking food, function, and health -- Designing a healthful diet -- The human body: are we really what we eat? -- Carbohydrates: plant-derived energy nutrients -- Fats: essential energy-supplying nutrients -- Proteins: crucial components of all body tissues -- Nutrients involved in fluid and electrolyte balance -- Nutrients involved in antioxidant function -- Nutrients involved in bone health -- Nutrients involved in energy metabolism and blood health -- Achieving and maintaining a healthful body weight -- Nutrition and physical activity: keys to good health -- Food safety and technology: impact on consumers -- Nutrition through the life cycle: pregnancy and the first year of life -- Nutrition through the life cycle: childhood to late adulthood -- Appendices: 2010 Dietary guidelines, upper intake levels, and dietary reference intakes -- Calculations and conversions -- Foods containing caffeine -- U.S. exchange lists for meal planning -- Stature-for-age charts -- Organizations and resources -- The USDA Food Guide evolution.