"Perspectives in Nutrition" is an introductory nutrition text appropriate for the majors and mixed majors' nutrition courses. This student-focused text presents the major concepts in nutrition including the body's use of food nutrients and diet planning throughout the life cycle. The text places special emphasis on the application of nutrition principles in everyday life by exploring the health consequences of nutrition practices.
1 Nutrition Basics 1 What Nourishes You? 2 The Basis of a Healthy Diet
3 Human Digestion and Absorption 4 Metabolism 2 The Energy-Yielding
Nutrients and Alcohol 5 Carbohydrates 6 Lipids 7 Proteins 8 Alcohol 3
The Vitamins and Minerals 9 The Fat-Soluble Vitamins 10 The Water-Soluble
Vitamins 11 Water and the Major Minerals 12 Trace Minerals 4 Energy
Production and Energy Balance 13 Energy Balance and Weight Control 14
Nutrition for Fitness and Sports 15 Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa,
Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Other Conditions 5 Nutrition
Applications in the Life Cycle 16 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 17 Nutrition
from Infancy through Adolescence 18 Nutrition During Adulthood 6 Putting
Nutrition Knowledge into Practice 19 Food Safety 20 Undernutrition
Throughout the World Appendixes A Chemistry: A Tool for Understanding
Nutrition B Human Physiology: A Tool for Understanding Nutrition C Dietary
Advice for Canadians D The Exchange System: A Helpful Menu-Planning Tool
