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Nutrition : Concepts and Controversies by Ellie Whitney and Frances Sizer (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBrooks/Cole

ISBN-101133628184

ISBN-139781133628187

eBay Product ID (ePID)110888630

Product Key Features

Number of Pages848 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameNutrition : concepts and Controversies

Publication Year2011

SubjectNutrition, Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, General, Diet & Nutrition / General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorEllie Whitney, Frances Sizer

Subject AreaCooking, Health & Fitness, Education, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight52.1 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number12

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal613.2

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of Content1. Food Choices and Human Health.Controversy 1: Sorting the Impostors From the Real Nutrition Experts.2. Nutrition Tools--Standards and Guidelines.Controversy 2: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver? 3. The Remarkable Body.Controversy 3: Alcohol and Nutrition: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? 4. The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber.Controversy 4: Are Carbohydrates "Bad" for Health?5. The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols.Controversy 5: High-Fat Foods: Which to Choose for Good Health? 6. The Proteins and Amino Acids.Controversy 6: Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are the Benefits and Pitfalls? 7. The Vitamins.Controversy 7: Vitamin Supplements: Who Benefits? 8. Water and Minerals.Controversy 8: Osteoporosis: Can Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risks? 9. Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight.Controversy 9: The Perils of Eating Disorders.10. Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Body's Responses.Controversy 10: Erogogenic Aids: Breakthroughs, Gimmicks, or Dangers? 11. Diet and Health.Controversy 11: Nutritional Genomics: Can It Deliver on Its Promises?12. Food Safety and Food Technology.Controversy 12: Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods: What Are the Pros and Cons? 13. Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant.Controversy 13: Childhood Obesity and Early Chronic Diseases.14. Child, Teen, and Older Adult.Controversy 14: Nutrient-Drug Interactions: Who Should Be Concerned? 15. Hunger and Global Environment.Controversy 15: Agribusiness and Food Production: How to Go Forward.Appendix A: Table of Food Composition.Appendix B: Canadian: Recommendations, Choice Systems, and Labels.Appendix C: Aids to Calculation.Appendix D: U.S. Food Exchange System.Appendix E: Nutrition Resources.Appendix F: Reference Notes.Appendix G: Answers to Self-Check Questions.Appendix H: Physical Activity and Energy Requirements.Glossary.Index.

SynopsisUpdated to include the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, MyPlate, and Healthy People 2020 coverage into the text, NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES, MYPLATE UPDATE, provides practical applications and accessible explanations to dispel common misconceptions about nutrition and empower readers to make lasting behavior changes.