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Discovering Nutrition, Sixth Edition

Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

©2019  
ISBN: 9781284139464
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Incorporating the latest research and dietary guidelines, Discovering Nutrition, Sixth Edition introduces students to the fundamentals of nutrition with an engaging and personalized approach. Written with a diverse student population of nutrition majors and non-majors in mind, this text focuses on teaching behavior change and personal decision making with an emphasis on how our nutritional behaviors influence lifelong personal health and wellness, while also presenting up-to-date scientific concepts in a number of innovative ways. Students will learn practical consumer-based nutrition information using the features highlighted through the text, including the new Why is this Important? feature describing the practical importance of key concepts, For Your Information boxes presenting controversial topics, and Quick Bites offering fun facts.
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    Chapter 1 Food Choices: Nutrients and Nourishment
    Author: Kimberley McMahon

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  • 36 pages
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    Chapter 2 Nutrition Guidelines: Tools for a Healthful
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    Author: Kimberley McMahon

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    Chapter 3 The Human Body: From Food to Fuel
    Author: Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 4 Carbohydrates: Simple Sugars and Complex
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    Author: Diane McKay; Emily Mohn

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    Chapter 5 Lipids: Not Just Fat
    Author: Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 6 Proteins and Amino Acids: Function Follows
    Form
    Author: Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 7 Vitamins: Vital Keys to Health
    Author: Feon Cheng; Fabio Giallongo

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    Chapter 8 Water and Minerals: The Ocean Within
    Author: Carolyn Dunn

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    Chapter 9 Nutrition for Physical Performance
    Author: Don Ross

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    Chapter 10 Diet and Health
    Author: Don Ross

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    Chapter 11 Life Cycle: Maternal and Infant Nutrition
    Author: Paul Insel

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    Chapter 12 Life Cycle: From Childhood to Adulthood
    Author: Paul Insel

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    Chapter 13 Food Safety and Technology: Microbial Threats
    and Genetic Engineering
    Author: Paul Insel

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    Chapter 14 Spotlight on Alcohol
    Author: Carolyn Dunn

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    Chapter 15 Spotlight on Dietary Supplements and Functional
    Foods
    Author: Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 16 Spotlight on Metabolism and Energy Balance
    Author: Don Ross

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    Chapter 17 Spotlight on Eating Disorders
    Author: Brian Cook

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    Chapter 18 Spotlight on Obesity and Weight Management
    Author: Don Ross

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    Chapter 19 Spotlight on World Nutrition: The Faces
    of Global Malnutrition
    Author: Tara LaRowe

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    Chapter 20 Dietary Reference Intakes
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 21 USDA Food Intake Patterns
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    Chapter 22 Nutrition Assessment Methods
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 23 Vitamin and Mineral Summary Tables
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 24 The Gastrointestinal Tract
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 25 ATP Produced from Macronutrients
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 26 Major Metabolic Pathways
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 27 Food Safety Tables
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 28 Information Resources
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 29 Calculations and Conversions
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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    Chapter 30 Glossary
    Author: Paul Insel; Don Ross; Kimberley McMahon; Melissa Bernstein

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