Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkienwicz Sizer, Whitney and Ellie Whitney.
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TextBoston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2017]Description: [872] pages in various pagings : illustrations (chiefly color) 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781305627994 (pbk.)
- QP 141 .Si99 2017
Includes bibliographical references (pages F-1 - F-47) and index.
Food choices and human health -- Nutrition tools : standards and guidelines -- The remarkable body -- The carbohydrates : sugar, starch, glycogen, and fiber -- The lipids : fats, oils, phospholipids, and sterols -- The proteins and amino acids -- The vitamins -- Water and minerals -- Energy balance and healthy body weight -- Performance nutrition -- Diet and health -- Food safety and food technology -- Life cycle nutrition : mother and infant -- Child, teen, and older adult -- Hunger and the future of food.
Build a healthier future with Sizer/Whitney's NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES! Updated throughout and featuring the new Dietary Guidelines, this clear and engaging market leader strikes the perfect balance of scientific research, core concepts, and relevant applications. With a lively and approachable writing style, the authors dispel existing misconceptions and empower you to make better nutrition choices and enact real, lasting behavior change. --Amazon.com
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