Science of Nutrition, The, Pearson New International Edition, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (27 August 2013) © 2014

  • Janice Thompson University of Birmingham
  • Melinda Manore Oregon State University
  • Linda A Vaughan
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Bring introductory nutrition into focus with a functional approach.

The Science of Nutrition, Third Edition offers the best combination of text and media to help students master the toughest nutrition concepts in the course, while providing the richest support to save instructors time. This thoroughly current, research-based nutrition text is uniquely organized around the highly regarded applied approach, which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions within the body and is easily seen in the organization of the micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) chapters. Rather than requiring rote memorization, the authors present the micronutrients based on their functions (such as fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, energy metabolism, and blood health and immunity), so that students can fully understand their effects on the body.

The Third Edition further helps students master nutrition content both in text and online. Ten New Focus Figure visuals walk students through the toughest nutrition concepts in the course, making difficult physiological processes easier to understand.

Table of contents

  1. 1. The Science of Nutrition: Linking Food, Function, and Health
  2. 2. Designing a Healthful Diet
  3. 3. The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?
  4. 4. Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients
  5. 5. Lipids: Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrients
  6. 6. Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues
  7. 7. Metabolism: From Food to Life
  8. 8. Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism
  9. 9. Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  10. 10. Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function and Vision
  11. 11. Nutrients Involved in Bone Health
  12. 12. Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity
  13. 13. Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight
  14. 14. Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health
  15. 15. Consumer Issues: Food Safety, Production, and Impact on the Environment
  16. 16. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life
  17. 17. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
  18. 18. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: The Later Years

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