Insel, Paul M.

Discovering nutrition / Paul Insel, R. Elaine Turner, Don Ross. - 3rd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publ., c2010. - xxx, 654, [174] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food choices : nutrients and nourishment -- Nutrition guidelines : tools for a healthful diet -- Complementary nutrition : functional foods and dietary supplements -- The human body : from food to fuel -- Carbohydrates : simple sugars and complex chains -- Lipids : not just fat -- Proteins and amino acids : function follows form -- Energy balance and weight management : finding your equilibrium -- Vitamins : vital keys to health -- Water and minerals : the ocean within -- Sports nutrition : eating for peak performance -- Life cycle : maternal and infant nutrition -- Life cycle : from childhood through adulthood -- Food safety and technology : microbial threats and genetic engineering -- World view of nutrition : the faces of global malnutrition.

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Nutrition.

612.39 / INS 2010