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An Overview of Nutrition | |
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Highlight: Nutrition Information and Misinformation--On the Net and in the News | |
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Planning a Healthy Diet | |
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Highlight: Vegetarian Diets | |
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Digestion, Absorption, and Transport | |
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Highlight: Common Digestive Problems | |
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The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers | |
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Highlight: Carbs, Calories, and Controversies | |
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The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols | |
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Highlight: High-Fat Foods--Friend or Foe? | |
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Protein: Amino Acids | |
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Highlight: Nutritional Genomics | |
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Metabolism: Transformations and Interactions | |
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Highlight: Alcohol and Nutrition | |
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Energy Balance and Body Composition | |
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Highlight: Eating Disorders | |
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Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight | |
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Highlight: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet--Again | |
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The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C. Highlight: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements | |
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The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K. Highlight: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention | |
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Water and the Major Minerals | |
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Highlight: Osteoporosis and Calcium | |
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The Trace Minerals | |
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Highlight: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods | |
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Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients, and Body Adaptations | |
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Highlight: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids | |
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Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation | |
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Highlight: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | |
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Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence | |
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Highlight: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases | |
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Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years | |
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Highlight: Nutrient-Drug Interactions | |
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Diet and Health | |
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Highlight: Complementary and Alternative Medicine | |
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Consumer Concerns about Foods and Wate.r Highlight: Food Biotechnology | |
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Hunger and the Global Environment | |
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Highlight: Environmentally-Friendly Food Choices | |
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Cells, Hormones, and Nerves | |
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Basic Chemistry Concepts | |
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Biochemical Structures and Pathways | |
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Measures of Protein Quality | |
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Nutrition Assessment | |
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Physical Activity and Energy Requirements | |
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United States: Exchange Lists | |
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Table of Food Composition | |
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WHO: Nutrition Recommendations Canada: Choice System and Guidelines | |
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Healthy People 2010 | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |
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Dietary Reference Intakes (inside front covers, pp. A-C) | |
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Aids to Calculations (inside back pages, pp. W-X) | |
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Daily Values for Food Labels (inside back cover, p. Y) | |
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Glossary of Nutrient Measures (inside back cover, p. Y) | |
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Body Mass Index (inside back cover, p. Z) | |