Title:
Personal nutrition
Author:
Boyle, Marie A. (Marie Ann)
ISBN:
9780495019343
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Edition:
6th ed.
Publication Information:
Australia : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2007 [i.e. 2006]
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Previous ed.: 2004.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: . The Art of Understanding Nutrition 3 -- Spotlight: How Do You Tell If It's Nutrition Fact or Nutrition Fiction? 22 -- 2 The Pursuit of an Ideal Diet 31 -- Spotlight: A Tapestry of Cultures and Cuisines 64 -- 3 The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, and Fiber 75 -- Spotlight: Sweet Talk-Alternatives to Sugar 99 -- 4 The Lipids: Fats and Oils 107 -- Spotlight: Diet and Heart Disease 133 -- 5 The Proteins and Amino Acids 141 -- Spotlight: Wonder Bean-The Benefits of Soy 164 -- 6 The Vitamins 171 -- Spotlight: Nutrition and Cancer Prevention 202 -- 7 Water and the Minerals 213 -- Spotlight: Osteoporosis-The Silent Stalker of the Bones 240 -- 8 Alcohol and Nutrition 251 -- Spotlight: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 266 -- 9 Weight Management 271 -- Spotlight: The Eating Disorders 305 -- 10 Nutrition and Fitness 315 -- Spotlight: Athletes and Supplements-Help or Hype? 337 -- 4 The Life Cycle: Conception through the Later Years 345 -- Spotlight: Addressing Overweight in Childhood 379 -- I Food Safety and the Global Food Supply 385 -- , Spotlight: Domestic and World Hunger 412 -- Appendixes A-1.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0706/2006904581.html