Contemporary Nutrition

Issues and Insights

Gordon M Wardlaw (Autor)

Media-Kombination

2002 | 5th Revised edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
978-0-07-286669-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Useful for students who lack a science background, this book provides the nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. It dispels common misconceptions and aims to provide the reader with a foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

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For students who lack a strong science background, "Contemporary Nutrition" provides the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With his friendly writing style, Gordon Wardlaw acts as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

Autor

Gordon Wardlaw is Associate Professor of Medical Dietetics in the School of Allied Medical Professions at Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in Nutrition from Iowa State University, his MPH in Public Health Nutrition, his RD and his BS in Food and Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to conducting research, Dr. Wardlaw teaches a wide range of courses at OSU including Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Application in Dietetics, Advanced Medical Dietetics Nutrition Care Process, Nutrition in Metabolic Imbalance, and Advanced Clinical Practice. He is the recipient of the American Dietetic Association's Mary P. Huddleson Award , is a full member of the American Institute of Nutrition and is certified as a Specialist in Human Nutrition by the American Board of Nutrition .

Inhalt

Part 1 Nutrition: A Key to Health1 What You Eat and Why 2 Tools for Diet Design3 The Human Body: A Nutrition PerspectivePart 2 Nutrients and Alcohol: The Heart of Nutrition4 Carbohydrates5 Lipids6 ProteinsPart 3 Vitamins and Minerals7 Alcohol8 Vitamins9 Water and MineralsPart 4 Energy Balance and Imbalance10 Weight Control11 Nutrition: Fitness and Sport12 Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other ConditionsPart 5 Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages13 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding14 Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence15 Nutrition through AdulthoodPart 6 Nutrition Beyond the Nutrients16 Food Safety17 Undernutrition throughout the WorldAppendixesAnswers to Critical Thinking QuestionsGlossary Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2002
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 228 x 271 mm
• Gewicht: 1678 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
• ISBN-10: 0-07-286669-1 / 0072866691
• ISBN-13: 978-0-07-286669-8 / 9780072866698
• Zustand: Neuware