The Science of Nutrition

Were you looking for the book with access to MasteringNutrition? This product is the book alone, and does NOT come with access to MasteringNutrition. Buy the book and access card package to save money on this resource. Bring introductory nutrition into focus with a functional approach. The Science of Nutrition, Third Edition offers the best combination of text and media to help students master the toughest nutrition concepts in the course, while providing the richest support to save instructors time. This thoroughly current, research-based nutrition text is uniquely organized around the highly regarded applied approach, which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions within the body and is easily seen in the organization of the micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) chapters. Rather than requiring rote memorization, the authors present the micronutrients based on their functions (such as fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, energy metabolism, and blood health and immunity), so that students can fully understand their effects on the body. The Third Edition further helps students master nutrition content both in text and online. Ten New Focus Figure visuals walk students through the toughest nutrition concepts in the course, making difficult physiological processes easier to understand.1. The Science of Nutrition: Linking Food, Function, and Health 2. Designing a Healthful Diet 3. The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat? 4. Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients 4.5: In-Depth: Alcohol 5. Lipids: Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrients 6. Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues 6.5 In-Depth: Alcohol 7. Metabolism: From Food to Life 7.5: In-Depth: Vitamins and Minerals: Micronutrients with Macro Powers 8. Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism 9. Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 10. Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function and Vision 10.5: In-Depth: Phytochemicals 11. Nutrients Involved in Bone Health 12. Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity 13. Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight 13.5 In-Depth: Disordered Eating 14. Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health 15. Consumer Issues: Food Safety, Production, and Impact on the Environment 16. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life 17. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence 18. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: The Later Years Answers to Review Questions Glossary Index Credits