| Description |
xvi, 794 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. An overview of nutrition -- 2. Planning a healthy diet -- 3. Digestion, absorption and transport -- 4. The carbohydrates: sugar, starches and dietary fibres -- 5. The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- 6. Protein: amino acids -- 7. Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- 8. Energy balance and body composition -- 9. Weight management: overweight and underweight -- 10. The water-soluble vitamins: B group vitamins and vitamin C -- 11. The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- 12. Water and the major minerals -- 13. The trace minerals -- 14. Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- 15. Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- 16. Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood and adolescence -- 17. Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- 18. Diet-related disease -- 19. Consumer concerns about foods and water -- Appendices A-G -- Answers -- Glossary -- Index |
| Notes |
Previous edition published 2019 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nutrition.
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Diet therapy.
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Nutrition -- Textbooks.
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Dietetics.
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Metabolism.
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Food.
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| Author |
Rolfes, Sharon Rady, author
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Crowe, Tim, author
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Walsh, Adam, author
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| ISBN |
9780170457972 |
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