Food choices and human health -- Nutrition tools : standards & guidelines -- The remarkable body -- Carbohydrates : sugar, starch, glycogen, and fiber -- The lipids : fats, oils, phospholipids, and sterols -- The proteins and amino acids -- The vitamins -- Water and minerals -- Energy balance and healthy body weight -- Nutrients, physical activity, and the body's responses -- Diet and health -- Food safety and food technology -- Life cycle nutrition : mother and infant -- Child, teen, and older adult -- Hunger and the global environment.
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Ideal for both non-majors and mixed-majors, Nutrition : concepts and controversies provides practical applications and accessible explanations to dispel common misconceptions about nutrition and empower readers to make lasting behavior changes. Feature a nutritional program integrated with market-leading Diet Analysis Plus software.