Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition is a complete and balanced resource for nutrition information written at a level non-science majors can understand. Current research is at the core of every update including revised statistics, incorporation of new results of clinical trials, and updated recommendations. The text provides students who lack a strong science background with the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical, consumer-oriented knowledge.
PART ONE Nutrition: A Key to Health
1. Nutrition, Food Choices, and Health
2. Designing a Healthy Eating Pattern
3. The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective
PART TWO Energy Nutrients and Energy Balance
4. Carbohydrates
5. Lipids
6. Proteins
7. Energy Balance
PART THREE Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
8. Vitamins
9. Water and Minerals
PART FOUR Nutrition: Beyond the Nutrients
10. Active Living and Sports Nutrition
11. Eating Disorders
12. Protecting Our Food Supply
13. Global Nutrition
PART FIVE Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages
14. Nutrition during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
15. Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
16. Nutrition during Adulthood
ANNE M. SMITH, PhD, RDN, LD is an associate professor emeritus at The Ohio State University. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Human Ecology, the Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award from the Ohio Dietetic Association, the Outstanding Faculty Member Award from the Department of Human Nutrition, and the Distinguished Service Award from the College of Education and Human Ecology for her commitment to undergraduate education in nutrition. Dr. Smiths research in the area of vitamin and mineral metabolism has appeared in prominent nutrition journals, and she was awarded the Research Award from the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
