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Nutrition Concepts and Controversies (Pyramid Update with Nutrition Connections CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

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ISBN-10: 0495220116

ISBN-13: 9780495220114

Edition: 10th 2006

Authors: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney

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NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERIES, MYPYRAMID UPDATE TENTH EDITION focuses on nutrition principles and their application while offering outstanding coverage of the biological foundations of nutrition without assuming previous knowledge of them. With its new design, contemporary coverage, and engaging writing style, it remains the leading Nutrition text for the non-majors or mixed majors/non-majors introductory course. Drawing readers into the study of nutrition, the authors have created a number of learning tools that are both appealing and accessible. From the chapter content and new "Do You Ever?" sections to the "Food Feature" boxes and end-of-chapter "Controversies," students find the…    
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Book details

List price: $159.95
Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 1/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 832
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.542

1. Food Choices and Human Health. Controversy 1: Sorting The Impostors From The Real Nutrition Experts. 2. Nutrition Tools?Standards and Guidelines. Controversy 2: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods: What Do They Promise? What Do They Deliver? 3. The Remarkable Body. Controversy 3: Alcohol And Nutrition: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks? 4. The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fiber. Controversy 4: Sugar And Alternative Sweeteners: Are They Bad For You? 5. The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols. Controversy 5: High-Fat Foods: Which Support Good Health?" 6. The Proteins and Amino Acids Controversy 6: Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are The Benefits and…