Understanding nutrition
By: Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes, Gail Hammond, Leonard A. Piché
Contributors: Rolfes, Sharon Rady. author; Hammond, Gail, 1956- author; Piché, Leonard A., 1950- author
Edition: Second Canadian edition.
Publisher: Nelson Education
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 736
ISBN-13: 9780176531546
Subjects: Nutrition; Textbooks; Study and teaching; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Étude et enseignement
Notes: Charts on endpapers.

Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An Overview of Nutrition; title: Planning a Healthy Diet; title: Digestion, Absorption, and Transport; title: The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibres; title: The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols; title: Protein: Amino Acids; title: Metabolism: Transformations and Interactions; title: Energy Balance and Body Composition; title: Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight; title: Nutrients for Energy Metabolism; title: Water and the Electrolytes; title: The Antioxidant Nutrients; title: Nutrients for Bone Health; title: Nutrients for Blood Health; title: Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients, and Body Adaptations; title: Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation; title: Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence; title: Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years; title: Diet and Health; title: Consumer Concerns about Foods and Water; title: Hunger and the Global Environment.; title: Appendices. Cells, Hormones, and Nerves; title: Basic Chemistry Concepts; title: Biochemical Structures and Pathways; title: Measures of Protein Quality; title: Nutrition Assessment; title: Physical Activity and Energy Requirements; title: Beyond the Basics: Meal Planning for Healthy Eating, Diabetes Prevention and Management; title: WHO: Nutrition Recommendations, and United States Dietary Guidelines and Meal Planning.