Grosvenor, Mary B.

Nutrition : from science to life / Mary B. Grosvenor, Lori A. Smolin. - Fort Worth, Texas : Harcourt College Publishers, c2002. - xxii, 725, 193, 21, 14 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

1. Defining nutrition. - 2. Applying the science of nutrition. - 3. Nutrient digestion, absorption, transport and excretion. - 4. Carbohydrates. - 5. Lipids. - 6. Protein. - 7. Energy balance and regulation of body weight. - 8. Weight management: body weight and health. - 9. The B Vitamins and choline. - 10. Vitamins A, D, K, E, C and meeting needs: food versus supplements. - 11. Water and the electrolytes. - 12. Major minerals and bone health. - 13. The trace minerals. - 14. Nutrition and exercise. - 15. Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation. - 16. Nutrition from infancy to adolescence. - 17. Nutrition and aging. - 18. Feeding the world. - 19. Food safety. - 20. Food technology: more and safer food. - Appendices. - Glossary. - Index.

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