| Description |
xxv, 412 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. Food: why you eat what you eat -- 2. Eat healthy: tools to help you choose -- 3. Eating out or eating in: where you eat affects what you eat -- 4. Digestion and absorption: how your body uses the food you eat -- 5. Carbohydrates: skip the simple, add more complex -- 6. Fruits and vegetables: eat all the colors -- 7. Beverages: re-think your drink -- 8. Protein: more is not always better -- 9. Milk and dairy: not just for kids -- 10. Fats and oils: a little goes a long way -- 11. Physical activity and exercise: move more everyday -- 12. Overweight and obesity: public health crisis of our time -- 13. Lifecycle nutrition: eating smart across the life span -- 14. Safety of the food supply: keep your food safe -- 15. Beyond eating smart and moving more: other components of a healthy life |
| Summary |
Nutrition decisions: Eat smart, move more provides students with the skills they need to make eating healthy and being active a part of their daily lives. It goes beyond the facts and provides practical ways students can put their knowledge to work immediately. The text employs the Theory of Planned Behavior to empower students to make positive changes in their lives to improve their health |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Diet.
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Health.
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Nutrition -- Textbooks.
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Physical fitness -- Nutritional aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| LC no. |
2011044885 |
| ISBN |
0763783765 |
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9780763783761 |
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9781449652951 |
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