Main description:

Access the tools and knowledge you need to take charge of your life with PERSONAL NUTRITION, 11th Edition. Packed with the latest research, recommendations and emerging trends, this text equips you with a solid foundation in fundamental nutrition principles and the expertise you need to make informed, healthy choices. Lively illustrations, photographs and examples bring chapter concepts to life, while features like "The Savvy Diner" and "Make Every Bite Count" offer practical tips you can put into immediate practice. The text is also supported by MindTap, which helps you learn on your terms. The most engaging and customizable online solution in nutrition, MindTap combines readings, multimedia, assessments, activities, and access to Diet & Wellness Plus--giving you everything you need to maximize your course success.

Contents:

1. The Basics of Understanding Nutrition.
Spotlight: How Do You Tell If It's Nutrition Fact or Nutrition Fiction?
2. The Pursuit of a Healthy Diet.
Spotlight: Food Choices and the Environment.
3. Anatomy for Nutrition's Sake.
Spotlight: Gut Feelings--Common Digestive Problems.
4. The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, and Fiber.
Spotlight: Understanding Diabetes: Strategies for Prevention.
5. The Lipids: Fats and Oils.
Spotlight: Diet and Heart Disease.
6. The Proteins and Amino Acids.
Spotlight: Plant-Based Eating Patterns.
7. The Vitamins: A Functional Approach.
Spotlight: Nutrition and Cancer Prevention.
8. The Minerals and Water: A Functional Approach.
Spotlight: Osteoporosis--The Silent Stalker of the Bones.
9. Impact of Fluids and Beverages on Nutritional Health.
Spotlight: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
10. Weight Management.
Spotlight: The Eating Disorders.
11. Nutrition for Fueling Fitness and Sport.
Spotlight: Nutrition Supplements and Sport Performance--Help or Hype?
12. The Life Cycle: Conception through the Later Years.
Spotlight: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children and Adolescents.
13. Food Safety and the Global Food Supply.
Spotlight: Global Food Insecurity.
Appendix A: Aids to Calculations, Daily Values (DV) for Food Labels, Choose Your Foods: Food Lists for Diabetes and Weight Management, and the USDA Healthy Food Patterns.
Appendix B: What's On Your Plate?, Body Mass Index, Key Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, and Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI).
Glossary.
Index.