Discovering nutrition - Insel, Paul.; Turner, R. Elaine; Ross, Don. (Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2010)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nutrition -- Textbooks; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet