Nutrition & wellness for life
By: Dorothy F. West
Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tinley Park, Ill
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781605254463
Subjects: Nutrition; Juvenile literature; Health; Physical fitness
Other titles: Nutrition and wellness for life
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Nutrition, food, and fitness. c2006.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Food habits : a lifestyle choice.; title: Making wellness a lifestyle; title: Factors affecting food choices; title: How nutrients become you; title: Nutrition guidelines; title: Part two : The health effects of energy nutrients.; title: Carbohydrates : the preferred body fuel; title: Fats : a concentrated energy source; title: Proteins : the body's building blocks; title: Part three : The work of noncaloric nutrients.; title: Vitamins : drivers of cell processes; title: Minerals : regulators of body functions; title: Water : the forgotten nutrient; title: Part four : Nutrition management : a lifelong activity.; title: Nutrition across the life span; title: The energy balancing act; title: Healthy weight management; title: Eating disorders; title: Part five : Other aspects of wellness.; title: Staying physically active : a way of life; title: Eating for sports performance; title: Maintaining positive social and mental health; title: Stress and wellness; title: Drug and supplement use and your health; title: Part six : Making informed choices.; title: Keeping food safe; title: Meal management; title: Become an informed consumer; title: Appendixes.; title: Career planning; title: Eating well with Canada's food guide; title: Dietary reference intakes; title: Nutritive value of foods; title: Exchange lists for meal planning; title: Body mass index for age percentiles; title: Glossary