Nutrition & You, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (June 4, 2019) © 2020

  • Joan Salge Blake Boston University

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ISBN-13: 9780135217658 (2019 update)
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Nutrition & You provides a personalized approach to understanding nutrition with customized nutrition discussions to help you apply nutrition concepts to your own life. Joan Salge Blake uses visuals and humor to address you directly, encouraging you to think critically and become an informed consumer of nutrition information.

The 5th Edition includes the latest scientific research and updated coverage of hot topics such as the microbiome and food waste to engage you and encourage behavior change.

  1. What Is Nutrition?
  2. Tools for Healthy Eating
  3. The Basics of Digestion
  4. Carbohydrates. Sugars, Starches, and Fiber
  5. Fats, Oils, and Other Lipids
  6. Proteins and Amino Acids
  7. Vitamins
  8. Minerals and Water
  9. Alcohol
  10. Weight Management and Energy Balance
  11. Nutrition and Fitness
  12. Consumerism and Sustainability. Food from Farm to Table
  13. Food Safety and Technology
  14. Life Cycle Nutrition. Pregnancy through Infancy
  15. Life Cycle Nutrition. Toddlers through the Later Years
  16. Hunger at Home and Abroad

APPENDICES

  1. Calculations and Conversions
  2. Organizations and Resources

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