Description Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition is a complete and balanced resource for nutrition information written at a level non-science majors can understand. Current research is at the core of every new edition with revised statistics, incorporation of new results of clinical trials, and updated recommendations. The text provides students who lack a strong science background with the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical, consumer-oriented knowledge.
Table of Contents Part One Nutrition: A Key to Health
1. Nutrition, Food Choices, and Health
2. Designing a Healthy Dietary Pattern
3. The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective
Part Two Energy Nutrients and Energy Balance
4. Carbohydrates
5. Lipids
6. Proteins
7. Energy Balance
Part Three Vitamins, Minerals,and Water
8. Vitamins and Phytochemicals
9. Water and Minerals
Part Four Nutrition: Beyondthe Nutrients
10. Nutrition: Fitness and Sports
11. Eating Disorders
12. Protecting Our Food Supply
13. Global Nutrition
Part Five Nutrition: A Focuson Life Stages
14. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
15. Nutrition from Infancy Through Adolescence
16. Nutrition During Adulthood
Anne M. Smith PhD, RDN, LD
Department of Human Sciences,
College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University
Angela L. Collene MS, RDN, LD
Department of Human Sciences,
College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University
Colleen K. Spees PhD, MEd, RDN, LD, FAND
Division of Medical Dietetics and Health Sciences,
College of Medicine
The Ohio Satate University