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Understanding nutrition / Eleanor Noss Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis/St. Paul : West Pub. Co., �1993.Edition: 6th edDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0314012397
  • 9780314012395
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Understanding nutrition.DDC classification:
  • 613.2 20 WHI
LOC classification:
  • QP141 .W46 1993
NLM classification:
  • QU 145 W618u 1993
Online resources:
Contents:
An overview of nutrition -- Food choices and diet-planning guides -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugars, starch, and fibers -- The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein: amino acids -- Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Energy balance and weight control -- The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- The body fluids and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy, lactation, and infancy -- Life cycle nutrition: childhood, adolescence, and aging -- Diet and health -- Consumer concerns about foods -- U.S. foodways and global environmental problems.
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Books SUN - Main Library General Shelves Text Books 613.2 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2018-2152

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of nutrition -- Food choices and diet-planning guides -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugars, starch, and fibers -- The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein: amino acids -- Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Energy balance and weight control -- The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- The body fluids and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy, lactation, and infancy -- Life cycle nutrition: childhood, adolescence, and aging -- Diet and health -- Consumer concerns about foods -- U.S. foodways and global environmental problems.

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