Nutrition, Volume 1

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2004 - Health & Fitness - 740 pages
Nutrition is unique in its behavioral approach--challenging students to actively participate, not just memorize the material. Offering a balanced coverage of behavioral change and the science of nutrition.
 

Contents

Brief Contents Chapter 1 Nutrients and Nourishment
4
The American Diet
10
Energy in Foods
16
Sorting Facts and Fallacies in the Media
22
Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment
28
FYI Definitions for Nutrient Content Claims
31
Using the Pyramid or Food Guide in Diet Planning
37
A Brief History of Dietary Standards
43
Dietary Recommendations for Vitamin B
411
Folate Toxicity
417
LEARNINGortfolio
426
The Essential Ingredient for Life
432
Trace Minerals
443
Hypernatremia
445
Dietary Recommendations for Calcium
452
Hyperphosphatemia
458

Daily Values
49
Health Claims
51
Spotlight on Complementary and Alternative Nutrition
53
Clinical Observations
57
Spotlight on Complementary
66
Regulation by the FDA
72
Megadoses in Conventional Medical Management
78
LEARNINGortfatio
95
Digestion and Absorption
99
The Gastrointestinal Tract
102
Gallbladder
108
FYI Lactose Intolerance
112
Circulation of Nutrients
118
Heartburn and Gastroesophageal Reflux
124
Carbohydrates
134
LEARNING Portfolio
160
Lipids
166
Saturation
168
Carbohydrate Digestion and Absorption 142
176
Sterols
181
Lipid Absorption
187
Essential Fatty Acid Requirements
193
Heart Disease
199
Proteins and Amino Acids
206
Chapter 15
214
Metabolism
215
LEARNING Portfolio
240
Try This
241
Transferring Food Energy to Cellular Energy
247
Breakdown and Release of Energy
253
Extracting Energy from Fat
259
Making Fat Fatty Acids
266
Special States
272
Diabetes and Obesity
278
Spotlight on Alcohol
284
Removing Alcohol from Circulation
290
FYI Changing the Culture
296
Does Alcohol Have Benefits?
302
Energy Balance Body Composition and Weight Management
309
Fuel Uses
315
Understanding
323
How Common Are Overweight and Obesity?
330
What Goals Should I Set?
336
WeightManagement Approaches
343
Label to Table
349
Chapter 9
357
FatSoluble Vitamins
358
WaterSoluble Vitamins
361
Functions of Carotenoids
371
Sources of Vitamin D
377
Water and Major Minerals
378
Sources of Vitamin E
383
Vitamin K Deficiency
390
Chapter 10
398
Thiamin
399
Sources of Niacin
405
What Are Trace Elements?
468
Dietary Recommendations for Iron
476
Regulation of Zinc in the Body
480
Regulation of Selenium in the Body
486
Copper Toxicity
492
Fluoride
494
Silicon
500
Sports Nutrition
508
Carbohydrate and Exercise
517
B Vitamins
523
Caffeine
529
The Panacea for Optimal Performance?
534
Spotlight on Eating Disorders
535
The Eating Disorder Continuum
546
Bulimia Nervosa
553
An Overlooked Population
559
Maternal and Infant Nutrition
569
Maternal Weight Gain
576
Special Situations during Pregnancy
582
Benefits of Breastfeeding
588
Newborn Breastfeeding
594
FYI Fruit Juices and Drinks
600
From Childhood through Adulthood
607
NutritionRelated Concerns for Adolescents
620
Protein
626
Anorexia of Aging
632
Diet and Health
634
LEARNING Portfilia
638
Nutrition and Chronic Disease
644
What Is Atherosclerosis?
650
Putting It All Together
656
Risk Factors for Cancer
662
Risk Factors for Diabetes
669
Management of Diabetes
671
Label to Table
677
Food Safety and Technology
686
FYI Seafood Safety
692
Keeping Food Safe
699
Food Technology
705
Benefits of Genetic Engineering
711
World View of Nutrition
720
Prevalence and Distribution
721
Malnutrition in the Developing World
727
Its Nature Its Victims
733
Appendix A Food Composition Tables
Appendix B Exchange Lists for Meal
Nutrition Health
The Gastrointestinal Tract
Appendix F Major Metabolic Pathways
2
Appendix H Growth Charts
2
Life Cycle Tables
Answers to Study Questions
8
IndexGlossary
1
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