Nutrition : concepts and controversies

Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz

Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Eleanor Noss Whitney - Fourteenth edition - xxi, 622 pages : color illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Food choices and human health Chapter 2. Nutrition tools - standards and guidelines Chapter 3. The remarkable body Chapter 4. The carbohydrates : sugar, starch, glycogen, and fiber Chapter 5. The lipids : fats, oils, phospholipids, and sterols Chapter 6. The proteins and amino acids Chapter 7. The vitamins Chapter 8. Water and minerals Chapter 9. Energy balance and healthy body weight Chapter 10. Performance nutrition Chapter 11. Diet and health Chapter 12. Food safety and food technology Chapter 13. Life cycle nutrition : mother and infant Chapter 14. Child, teen, and older adult Chapter 15. Hunger and the future of food

9781305627994


Nutrition
Food

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