Understanding Nutrition CANADIAN Edition Canadian 1st Edition Whitney Test Bank

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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0176500952
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0176500955
  • Author: Eleanor Whitney

Take a fresh look at nutrition with the first Canadian edition of Understanding Nutrition! Since the publication of the first US edition, Understanding Nutrition has helped to encourage its reader’s fascination with the science and to share the excitement of nutrition. We have learned from the hundreds of professors and more than a million students who have used this book through the years that readers want a better understanding of nutrition so that they can make healthy choices in their daily lives. We hope that this book serves you well.

Table of contents:

1. An Overview of Nutrition. Highlight: Nutrition Information and Misinformation–On the Net and in the News.

2. Planning a Healthy Diet. Highlight: Vegetarian Diets.

3. Digestion, Absorption, and Transport. Highlight: Common Digestive Problems.

4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers. Highlight: Carbs, Calories, and Controversies.

5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols. Highlight: High-Fat Foods–Friend or Foe?

6. Protein: Amino Acids. Highlight: Nutritional Genomics.

7. Metabolism: Transformations and Interactions. Highlight: Alcohol and Nutrition.

8. Energy Balance and Body Composition. Highlight: Eating Disorders.

9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight. Highlight: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet–Again.

10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C. Highlight: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.

11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K. Highlight: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention.

12. Water and the Major Minerals. Highlight: Osteoporosis and Calcium.

13. The Trace Minerals. Highlight: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods.

14. Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients, and Body Adaptations. Highlight: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids.

15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation. Highlight: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Highlight: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases.

17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years. Highlight: Nutrient-Drug Interactions.

18. Diet and Health. Highlight: Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

19. Consumer Concerns about Foods and Wate.r Highlight: Food Biotechnology.

20. Hunger and the Global Environment. Highlight: Environmentally-Friendly Food Choices. Appendix A: Cells, Hormones, and Nerves. Appendix B: Basic Chemistry Concepts. Appendix C: Biochemical Structures and Pathways. Appendix D: Measures of Protein Quality. Appendix E: Nutrition Assessment. Appendix F: Physical Activity and Energy Requirements. Appendix G: United States: Exchange Lists. Appendix H: Table of Food Composition. Appendix I: WHO: Nutrition Recommendations Canada: Choice System and Guidelines. Appendix J: Healthy People

2010. Glossary. Index. Dietary Reference Intakes (inside front covers, pp. A-C). Aids to Calculations (inside back pages, pp. W-X). Daily Values for Food Labels (inside back cover, p. Y). Glossary of Nutrient Measures (inside back cover, p. Y). Body Mass Index (inside back cover, p. Z).

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