Main description:

Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition is a complete and balanced resource for nutrition information written at a level non-science majors can understand. Current research is at the core of every new edition with revised statistics, incorporation of new results of clinical trials, and updated recommendations. The text provides students who lack a strong science background with the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical, consumer-oriented knowledge.

Contents:

PART ONE Nutrition: A Key to Health
1 Nutrition, Food Choices, and Health
2 Designing a Healthy Eating Pattern
3 The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective

PART TWO Energy Nutrients and Energy Balance
4 Carbohydrates
5 Lipids
6 Proteins
7 Energy Balance

PART THREE Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
8 Vitamins and Phytochemicals
9 Water and Minerals

PART FOUR Nutrition: Beyond the Nutrients
10 Nutrition: Fitness and Sports
11 Eating Disorders
12 Protecting Our Food Supply
13 Global Nutrition

PART FIVE Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages
14 Nutrition during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
15 Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
16 Nutrition during Adulthood