| PART ONE Nutrition Basics |
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3 | (30) |
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3 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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4 | (1) |
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Importance of Exploring Your Own Food Habits |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (3) |
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Nutrients---Further Perspectives |
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8 | (2) |
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States of Nutritional Health |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Genetics and nutrition |
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13 | (2) |
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The American Diet: How Good is It? |
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15 | (2) |
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Expert opinion: Junk foods---or junk diets |
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17 | (1) |
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What Shapes Our Food Tastes |
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18 | (5) |
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Given Our Food Choices, We Can Do Better |
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23 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: How to spot front-page fallacies |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Establishing nutrient needs by scientific research |
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28 | (5) |
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The Basis of a Healthy Diet |
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33 | (34) |
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33 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Mathematical tools in nutrition |
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35 | (1) |
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Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) |
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36 | (6) |
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Expert opinion: What's on the label? |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (7) |
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Nutrition focus: Dietary advice for Canadians |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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Nutrition perspective: What's on the label? |
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60 | (7) |
| PART TWO The Energy-Yielding Nutrients |
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67 | (34) |
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67 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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68 | (1) |
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Structures and Forms of Simple Carbohydrates |
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68 | (3) |
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Structures and Forms of Complex Carbohydrates |
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71 | (5) |
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Putting Carbohydrates to Work in the Body |
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76 | (4) |
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Nutrition focus: History of fiber in America |
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80 | (1) |
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Regulating Energy Sources in the Bloodstream |
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80 | (2) |
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Expert opinion: Dietary fiber: different types, different effects |
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82 | (1) |
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Can We Eat Too Much of Certain Types of Carbohydrates? |
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83 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Lactose intolerance |
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85 | (1) |
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Recommendations for Carbohydrate Intake |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: When blood glucose regulation fails |
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97 | (4) |
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101 | (37) |
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101 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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102 | (1) |
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Structures and Forms of Lipids |
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102 | (3) |
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Nutrition focus: Cis and trans fatty acids |
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105 | (4) |
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Putting Lipids to Work in the Body |
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109 | (5) |
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Carrying Lipids in the Bloodstream |
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114 | (4) |
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Expert opinion: Beyond cholesterol: what other metabolic abnormalities are associated with coronary heart disease |
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118 | (2) |
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Putting Lipids to Work in Food |
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120 | (2) |
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Recommendations for Fat Intake |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (3) |
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Nutrition focus: Fat replacements |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Cardiovascular disease |
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131 | (7) |
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138 | (34) |
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138 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (6) |
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Proteins---Amino Acids Joined Together |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (3) |
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Evaluation of Protein Quality |
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150 | (3) |
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The Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein |
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153 | (3) |
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Expert opinion: How much protein do we really need |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Do you need to rediscover legumes? |
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158 | (2) |
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Protein Deficiency Conditions |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Vegetarianism |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (33) |
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172 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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173 | (1) |
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The Physiology of Digestion |
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173 | (4) |
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Nutrition focus: Body systems used in digestion and absorption |
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177 | (3) |
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Digestion---Nutrient by Nutrient |
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180 | (6) |
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The Physiology of Absorption |
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186 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: Gastroquackery |
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187 | (4) |
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Absorption---Step by Step |
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191 | (5) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: When the digestive processes go awry |
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199 | (6) |
| PART THREE Energy Production and Energy Balance |
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205 | (28) |
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205 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (3) |
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Expert opinion: The crossroads of metabolism |
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213 | (4) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (3) |
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Nutrition focus: Alcohol metabolism |
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222 | (1) |
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What Happens Where---A Review |
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223 | (5) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Homeostasis is the overriding theme of body metabolism |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (32) |
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233 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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234 | (1) |
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Energy Intake: The First Half of Energy Balance |
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234 | (6) |
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Expert opinion: The puzzle of fat cells |
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240 | (2) |
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Energy Use: The Other Side of Energy Balance |
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242 | (3) |
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Determining Energy Use By The Body |
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245 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Calculating energy use |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (6) |
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The Individual Path to Obesity |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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Why Obesity Develops---Nature Versus Nurture |
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256 | (3) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Do you have a set point for body weight? |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (34) |
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264 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (2) |
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Controlling Energy Intake |
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267 | (4) |
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Behavior Modification---Changing Problem Habits |
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271 | (4) |
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Physical Activity---Another Key to Weight Loss |
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275 | (2) |
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The Behavior Change Process |
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277 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Breaking behavior chains |
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279 | (4) |
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Professional Help For Weight Loss |
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283 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: Very low calorie diets in the treatment of obesity |
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284 | (4) |
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Fad Diets---Why All the Commotion? |
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288 | (3) |
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Medications to Aid Weight Loss |
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291 | (1) |
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Putting Weight Loss into Perspective |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Ten common misconceptions about quackery |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (24) |
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299 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (4) |
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Expert opinion: Some substances can enhance athletic performance |
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304 | (3) |
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The Body's Response to Exercise |
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307 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Designing a training program |
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308 | (4) |
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Power Food: What Should an Athlete Eat? |
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312 | (7) |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Sports drinks: are they necessary? |
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322 | (1) |
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Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia |
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323 | (24) |
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323 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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Two Common Types of Eating Disorders |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Anorexia nervosa: a case study |
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328 | (3) |
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331 | (3) |
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Nutrition focus: Thoughts of a person with bulimia |
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334 | (1) |
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Preventing Eating Disorders |
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335 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: Compulsive overeating |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (2) |
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338 | (3) |
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341 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Eating disorders: a sociological perspective |
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342 | (5) |
| PART FOUR The Vitamins and Minerals |
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Vitamins in General and the Fat-Soluble Vitamins A, D, E, and K |
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347 | (33) |
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347 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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348 | (1) |
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Vitamins---A Vital Part of a Diet |
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348 | (1) |
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Vitamins---A Historical Perspective |
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349 | (1) |
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Fat-Soluble Versus Water-Soluble Vitamins |
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349 | (1) |
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The Fat-Soluble Vitamins---A, D, E and K |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (7) |
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358 | (3) |
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Nutrition focus: Solving the rickets mystery |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: Antioxidants: they just don't get any respect |
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364 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: Supplemental antioxidants: no proven panacea |
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365 | (5) |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (3) |
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376 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Vitamin supplements---who needs them? |
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377 | (3) |
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The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C |
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380 | (41) |
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380 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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381 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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The B-Vitamin and Vitamin C Status of Americans |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (2) |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (2) |
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Expert opinion: Some mysteries surrounding vitamin B-6 |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (3) |
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398 | (4) |
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402 | (4) |
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406 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Preserving vitamins in food |
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408 | (2) |
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410 | (3) |
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413 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Nutrition and cancer |
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414 | (7) |
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Water and the Major Minerals |
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421 | (37) |
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421 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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422 | (1) |
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422 | (6) |
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Nutrition focus: Bottled water---is it worth the cost? |
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428 | (1) |
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Minerals---A Preliminary Look |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (4) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (2) |
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Bone Structure---How Calcium Fits into the Picture |
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439 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: Nutrition and peak bone mass |
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440 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Calcium and osteoporosis |
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442 | (5) |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (2) |
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454 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Minerals and hypertension |
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455 | (3) |
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458 | (33) |
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458 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Hair analysis for trace mineral assessment? |
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460 | (1) |
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461 | (4) |
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Expert opinion: Do marginal mineral intakes pose health threats? |
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465 | (4) |
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469 | (3) |
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472 | (2) |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (2) |
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477 | (2) |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (3) |
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482 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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483 | (3) |
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486 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Nutrients and immunity |
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487 | (4) |
| PART FIVE Nutrition Applications in the Life Cycle |
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491 | (30) |
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491 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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492 | (1) |
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Prenatal Growth and Development |
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492 | (2) |
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Expert opinion: What do I really have to give up when I'm pregnant? |
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494 | (1) |
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What is a Successful Pregnancy? |
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495 | (1) |
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Meeting Increased Nutrient Needs of a Pregnancy |
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496 | (5) |
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A Food Plan for Pregnancy |
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501 | (2) |
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The Effect of Nutrition on the Success of Pregnancy |
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503 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Teenage pregnancy |
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505 | (2) |
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Physiological Changes and Resulting Problems in Pregnancy |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (4) |
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A Food Plan for Breast-Feeding Women |
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512 | (1) |
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Making the Decision to Breast-Feed |
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513 | (3) |
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516 | (2) |
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518 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Fetal alcohol syndrome |
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519 | (2) |
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Infants, Children, and Teens |
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521 | (33) |
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521 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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522 | (1) |
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Infant Growth and Physiological Development |
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522 | (3) |
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525 | (4) |
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529 | (4) |
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Nutrition-Related Problems in Infancy |
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533 | (3) |
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536 | (2) |
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Expert opinion: Helping children to eat well |
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538 | (4) |
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Nutrition focus: Obesity in the growing years |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (3) |
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546 | (2) |
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548 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Food allergies and intolerances |
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549 | (5) |
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Nutrition for the Adult and Elderly Years |
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554 | (35) |
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554 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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555 | (1) |
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555 | (4) |
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Expert opinion: What should I eat to live longer? |
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559 | (3) |
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Nutrition in the Elderly Years |
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562 | (4) |
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The Effects of Aging on the Nutritional Health of the Elderly |
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566 | (4) |
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Nutrition focus: Alzheimer's disease |
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570 | (2) |
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Other Factors that Influence Nutrient Needs in the Elderly |
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572 | (2) |
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Do the RDAs Increase in the Elderly Years? |
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574 | (2) |
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Community Nutrition Services for the Elderly |
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576 | (1) |
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577 | (2) |
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579 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Ethanol---its potential to influence health |
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580 | (9) |
| PART SIX Putting Nutrition Knowledge into Practice |
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589 | (32) |
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589 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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590 | (1) |
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590 | (7) |
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A Closer Look at Microbes that Cause Food-Borne-Illness |
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597 | (6) |
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603 | (2) |
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Nutrition focus: Protecting the U.S. food supply |
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605 | (6) |
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Naturally Occurring Substances in Foods that Can Cause Illness |
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611 | (2) |
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Expert opinion: How safe is the American food supply? |
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613 | (1) |
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614 | (2) |
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616 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Pesticides in foods |
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617 | (4) |
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Undernutrition Throughout the World |
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621 | (1) |
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621 | (1) |
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Nutrition awareness inventory |
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622 | (1) |
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World Hunger Continues to Plague Mankind |
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622 | (1) |
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Undernutrition and Poverty |
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622 | (2) |
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Consequences of Undernutrition---A Closer Look |
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624 | (4) |
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Undernutrition in America---How Widespread is it? |
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628 | (5) |
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Homelessness in the United States |
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633 | (1) |
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Food and Shelter for All Americans |
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633 | (1) |
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Expert opinion: A call to action on childhood hunger |
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634 | (2) |
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Undernutrition in the Third World |
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636 | (1) |
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The Food/Population Ratio |
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637 | (3) |
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The Declining State of Agricultural Resources |
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640 | (1) |
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Attitudes Toward Certain Foods |
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641 | (1) |
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The Effects of Poor Infrastructure on Health: Shelter and Sanitation in the Third World |
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642 | (2) |
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644 | (1) |
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644 | (1) |
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Solutions to Undernutrition in the Third World |
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645 | (1) |
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Nutrition focus: Low input sustainable agriculture is also needed |
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646 | (2) |
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648 | (2) |
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650 | (1) |
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Nutrition perspective: Biotechnology as an answer to food shortage |
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| Appendixes |
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A-1 | |
| Glossary |
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G-1 | |
| Answers to Nutrition Awareness Inventories |
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N-1 | |
| Credits |
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C-1 | |
| Index |
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