Full Description
Finally one-stop shopping for everything you need for your introductory majors course!Up to date with MyPlate, Healthy People 2020 and Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, Perspectives in Nutrition: A Functional Approach is an alternate version of Perspectives in Nutrition, 9/e. Every paragraph has been scrutinized to ensure that students are exposed to scientific content and concepts that are explained accurately and precisely, and in high-interest fashion that will draw students into their first study of nutrition science. Students will benefit from a carefully crafted text that brings them up-to-date scientific thinking and research blended with dynamic activities that will allow them to apply their knowledge to their own lives and future careers. Accompanying this text is a dynamic suite of digital tools that are integrated to a greater degree than those offered by any other publisher. Instructors will have the ability to assign auto-graded coursework and tutorials that are assessed against Learning Outcomes. The textbook content also serves as the basis for an adaptive, diagnostic self-learning tool for students that will help them acquire mastery and improved grades. Hot out of the oven, the first edition of Perspectives in Nutrition: A Functional Approach brings together the very best of print and digital technology in a single cohesive learning experience.Users who purchase Connect Plus receive access to the full online ebook version of the textbook.
Contents
Part 1 Nutrition Basics 1 The Science of Nutrition 2 Tools of a Healthy Diet 3 The Food Supply 4 Human Digestion and Absorption Part 2 Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Alcohol 5 Carbohydrates 6 Lipids 7 Protein 8 Alcohol Part 3 Metabolism and Energy Balance 9 Energy Metabolism 10 Energy Balance, Weight Control, & Eating Disorders 11 Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports Part 4 Vitamins and Minerals 12 Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals 13 Micronutrients in Energy and Amino Acid Metabolism 14 Fluid Balance and Blood Health 15 Bone Health and Body Defense SystemsPart 5 Nutrition Applications in the Life Cycle 16 Nutritional Aspects of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 17 Nutrition during the Growing Years 18 Nutrition during the Adult YearsAppendixesA Human PhysiologyB ChemistryC Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle, Electron Transport Chain, Eicosanoids, and Homocysteine MetabolismD Dietary Advice for CanadiansE Exchange SystemsF Fatty Acids in FoodsG Height-Weight TablesH Nutrition CalculationsI English-Metric ConversionsJ Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) for Nutrients K CDC Growth ChartsL Sources of Nutrition InformationM Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure AssessmentNER(01): WOW
