An overview of nutrition : who speaks on nutrition? : the qualified versus the quacks -- Food choices and diet-planning guides : food labels -- Digestion, absorption, and transport : common digestive problems -- The carbohydrates : sugars, starch, and fibers : alternatives to sugar -- The lipids : triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols : alternatives to fat -- Protein : amino acids : health aspects of meatless diets -- Metabolism : transformations and interactions : alcohol and nutrition -- Energy balance and weight control : eating disorders--anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Life cycle nutrition : pregnancy, lactation, and infancy : fetal alcohol syndrome -- Life cycle nutrition : childhood, adolescence, and the later years : caffeine--the brewing controversy -- Nutrition and illness : diet and health -- Nutrition and severe stress : intestinal fuels and stress -- Enteral nutrition : enteral formulas--who's minding the market? -- Parental nutrition : ethical issues in nutrition care -- Nutrition and disorders of the upper GI tract : ulcers--yesterday and today -- Nutrition and disorders of the lower GI tract : therapeutic diets in perspective.
Nutrition and disorders of the liver : inborn errors of metabolism -- Nutrition, diabetes, and hypoglycemia : living with IDDM -- Nutrition and disorders of the blood vessels, heart, and lungs : living with feeding disablities -- Nutrition and disorders of the kidneys : kidney stones--treatments and prevention -- Nutrition and wasting disorders : cancer and AIDS : health care reform, cost containment, and nutrition services.
The water-soluble vitamins : B vitamins and vitamin C : vitamin C--rumors versus research -- The fat-soluble vitamins : A, D, E, and K : vitamin and mineral supplements -- The body fluids and the major minerals : osteoporosis and calcium -- The trace minerals : our children's daily lead -- Fitness : physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations : supplements and ergogenic aids athletes use -- Consumer concerns about foods : environmentally conscious foodways -- Nutrition assessment : U.S. and world hunger -- Nutrition care strategies : the team approach.