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Unit 1 Food Is More than Something to Eat |
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Module 1.1 Why Learn About Nutrition? |
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4 | (2) |
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Module 1.2 Nutrition Basics |
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6 | (7) |
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Module 1.3 Key Nutrition Concepts |
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13 | (9) |
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Unit 2 Nutrition Information: Fact or Fiction? |
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22 | (18) |
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Module 2.1 Nutrition: Science for Consumers |
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24 | (6) |
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Module 2.2 Spreading Nutrition Misinformation |
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30 | (2) |
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Module 2.3 Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Nutrition Information |
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32 | (4) |
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Module 2.4 Seeking Reliable Nutrition Information |
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36 | (4) |
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Unit 3 Making More Nutritious Choices |
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40 | (30) |
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Module 3.1 Requirements and Recommendations |
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42 | (3) |
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Module 3.2 Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks |
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45 | (12) |
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Module 3.3 Making Sense of Food Labels |
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57 | (3) |
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Module 3.4 Should I Take Dietary Supplements? |
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60 | (10) |
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Unit 4 How Food Becomes You |
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70 | (30) |
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Module 4.1 From Cells to Systems |
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72 | (3) |
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Module 4.2 Digestive System |
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75 | (12) |
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Module 4.3 Common Digestive System Disorders |
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87 | (8) |
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Module 4.4 Metabolism Basics |
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95 | (5) |
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Unit 5 Carbohydrates: Fuel and Fiber |
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100 | (28) |
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Module 5.1 Sugars, Sweeteners, Starches, and Fiber |
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102 | (11) |
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Module 5.2 What Happens to the Carbohydrates You Eat? |
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113 | (4) |
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Module 5.3 Carbohydrates and Health |
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117 | (11) |
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Unit 6 Lipids: Focusing on Fats and Cholesterol |
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Module 6.1 What Are Lipids? |
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130 | (8) |
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Module 6.2 What Happens to the Fat and Cholesterol You Eat? |
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138 | (4) |
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Module 6.3 Cardiovascular Disease: Major Killer of Americans |
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142 | (18) |
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Unit 7 Proteins: Life's Building Blocks |
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Module 7.1 What Are Proteins? |
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162 | (2) |
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Module 7.2 What Happens to the Protein You Eat? |
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164 | (5) |
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Module 7.3 Proteins in Foods |
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169 | (4) |
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Module 7.4 What's Vegetarianism? |
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173 | (3) |
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Module 7.5 Proteins and Health |
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176 | (10) |
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Unit 8 Vitamins: Nutrients that Multitask |
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Module 8.1 Introducing Vitamins |
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188 | (5) |
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Module 8.2 Fat-Soluble Vitamins |
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193 | (12) |
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Module 8.3 Water-Soluble Vitamins |
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205 | (15) |
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Module 8.4 Vitamins and Cancer |
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220 | (8) |
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Unit 9 Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol |
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228 | (46) |
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Module 9.1 Minerals for Life |
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230 | (4) |
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Module 9.2 Key Minerals and Your Health |
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234 | (22) |
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Module 9.3 Water: Liquid of Life |
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256 | (6) |
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Module 9.4 Drink to Your Health? |
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262 | (12) |
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Unit 10 Nutrition for a Healthy Weight and Fit Body |
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274 | (42) |
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Module 10.1 Overweight or Obese? |
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276 | (7) |
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Module 10.2 Factors That Influence Your Body Weight |
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283 | (6) |
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Module 10.3 Managing Your Weight Safely |
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289 | (8) |
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Module 10.4 Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders |
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297 | (3) |
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Module 10.5 Get Moving; Get Healthy! |
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300 | (16) |
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Unit 11 Nutrition for Your Life, Environment, and World |
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Module 11.1 Nutrition for a Lifetime |
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318 | (16) |
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Module 11.2 How Safe Is My Food? |
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334 | (11) |
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Module 11.3 Dietary Adequacy: A Global Concern |
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A English-Metric Conversion and Metric-to-Household Units |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (7) |
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C Daily Values (DVs) Table |
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11 | (1) |
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D The Basics of Energy Metabolism |
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12 | (2) |
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E Answers to Test Yourself Questions |
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14 | (1) |
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G Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) Tables |
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29 | (6) |
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H Stretching Your Food Dollars |
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35 | (4) |
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I Modifying Recipes for Healthy Living |
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| Glossary |
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| Index |
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