Title:
Discovering nutrition
Author:
Insel, Paul M.
ISBN:
9780763758738
Edition:
3. ed.
Publication Information:
Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2010.
Physical Description:
xxx, 654 s. : ill.
Contents:
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 -- Lipids : not just fat -- Proteins and amino acids : function follows form -- 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 -- Life cycle : maternal and infant nutrition -- Life cycle : from childhood through adulthood -- Food safety and technology : microbial threats and genetic engineering -- World view of nutrition : the faces of global malnutrition.