Perspectives in nutrition
By: Gordon M. Wardlaw.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: WCB/McGraw-Hill
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 728
ISBN-13: 9780070920781
Subjects: Nutrition.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Nutrition basics.; title: What nourishes you?; title: The basics of a healthy diet; title: Part two : The energy-yielding nutrients.; title: Carbohydrates; title: Lipids; title: Proteins; title: Digestion and absorbtion; title: Part three : Energy production and energy balance.; title: Metabolism; title: Energy balance and weight control; title: Nutrition for fitness; title: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa; title: Part four : The vitamins and minerals.; title: The fat-soluble vitamins; title: The water-soluble vitamins; title: Water and the major minerals; title: The trace minerals; title: Part five : Nutrition applications in the life cycle.; title: Pregnancy and breast feeding; title: Nutrition from infancy through adolescence; title: Nutrition during adulthood; title: Part six : Putting nutrition knowledge into practice.; title: Food safety; title: Undernutrition throughout the world; title: Appendixes.; title: Food composition table; title: Chemistry : a tool for understanding nutrition; title: Dietary advice for Canadians; title: Exchange system lists; title: Dietary intake and energy expenditure assessment; title: Fatty acids, including Omega-3 fatty acids in foods; title: Determination of frame size; title: Caffeine content of foods; title: Prenatal weight gain chart; title: Sources of nutrition information; title: English-Metric conversions and metric units; title: Answers to nutrition awareness inventories; title: Answers to critical thinking questions; title: Glossary