Description Contemporary Nutrition: A Functional Approach is an alternate version of Wardlaw/Smith/Collene’s Contemporary Nutrition, offering a unique approach by organizing vitamins and minerals within the context of physiological functions and the health conditions they influence. Current research is at the core of the fifth edition, with revised statistics, incorporation of new results of clinical trials, and updated recommendations. The text provides students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. Always looking to make the content relevant to learners, the authors highlight health conditions, medications, food products, and supplements students or members of their families may be using. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student’s personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.
The text provides students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge.
Through the functional approach, Vitamins and minerals are covered based on their roles in the body. This format enables students to understand how these nutrients interact in food and in our bodies to support key functions that sustain our health.
Always looking to make the content relevant to learners, the authors highlight health conditions, medications, food products, and supplements students or members of their families may be using.
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Table of Contents Part One Nutrition: A Key to Health
Chapter 1 Nutrition, Food Choices, and Health
Chapter 2 Designing a Healthy Dietary Pattern
Chapter 3 The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective
Part Two Energy Nutrients and Energy Balance
Chapter 4 Carbohydrates
Chapter 5 Lipids
Chapter 6 Proteins
Chapter 7 Energy Balance and Weight Control
Part Three Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
Chapter 8 Overview of The Micronutrients and Phytochemicals
Chapter 9 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Chapter 10 Nutrients Involved in Body Defenses
Chapter 11 Nutrients Involved in Bone Health
Chapter 12 Micronutrient Functions in Energy Metabolism
Chapter 13 Micronutrients that Support Blood and Brain Health
Part Four Nutrition: Beyond the Nutrients
Chapter 14 Nutrition: Fitness and Sports
Chapter 15 Eating Disorders
Chapter 16 Undernutrition Throughout the World
Chapter 17 Safety of Our Food Supply
Part Five Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages
Chapter 18 Nutrition During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Chapter 19 Nutrition from Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 20 Nutrition During Adulthood