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Now in its 11th edition, this text presents core material for an introductory nutrition course. Early chapters look at nutrients and their work in the body, and later chapters apply that information to peoples' lives, describing the role of foods and nutrients in energy balance and weight control, in physical activity, in the life cycle, in disease prevention, in food safety, and in hunger. Learning features include boxes on controversial topics, margin definitions, key points, calculation exercises, Web links, and study questions. A section of 10 appendices, about 200 pages long, provides primers on cells and hormones, basic chemistry, biochemical structures and pathways, and nutrition assessment, and supplies tables and charts on nutrition requirements and guidelines. Whitney is the author of numerous college textbooks on nutrition and health. Rolfes is a member of the American Dietetic Association. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This is the most widely used introductory nutrition text used by students from around the world and you will see that it's a text worth keeping! Not only will this best-selling book help you excel in your nutrition course, Whitney and Rolfes' UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION will also guide you in applying the most current nutrition research and show the relevance to your own life. UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION is at the forefront of the latest advances in human nutrition-helping you understand what the scientific facts tell us about human nutrition and health. Ellie Whitney and Sharon Rady Rolfes begin with the basics-an introduction to the nutrients; and then guide you through every important topic covered in today's nutrition courses. Linked chapter by chapter to the CengageNOW, a new online resource that provides you with PERSONALIZED STUDY tools, Thomson Audio Study Products, animations that clarify complex processes, and much more, this Eleventh Edition of UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION features everything you need to keep on top of this quickly evolving field.
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