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Nutrition and You, Myplate Edition by Joan Salge Blake (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBenjamin-Cummings Publishing Company

ISBN-100321813715

ISBN-139780321813718

eBay Product ID (ePID)110980630

Product Key Features

Number of Pages720 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameNutrition and You, Myplate Edition

Publication Year2011

SubjectNutrition, Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoan Salge Blake

Subject AreaEducation, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight51 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width10.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Table Of Content1. What is Nutrition? 2. Tools for Healthy Eating 3. Basics of Digestion 4. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fiber 5. Fats, Oils and Other Lipids 6. Proteins and Amino Acids 7. Vitamins 8. Minerals and Water 9. Alcohol 10. Weight Management and Energy Balance 11. Nutrition and Fitness 12. Consumerism: From Farm to Table 13. Food Safety 14. Hunger at Home and Abroad 15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy through Infancy 16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Toddlers through the Later Years Appendices: Calculations and Conversions; U.S. Exchange Lists for Meal Planning; Organizations and Resources Glossary References Index Credits

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWith a new Consumerism chapter, enhanced art and photos, and timely updates, this Second Edition of Nutrition and You personalizes nutrition helping you make healthy nutrition choices and encouraging you to become an informed consumer of nutrition information. Throughout, each vitamin and mineral are introduced in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that help you learn to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance. You re encouraged to relate the science of nutrition to your own dietary habits, helping you to separate fact from fiction and to distinguish high-quality nutrient sources from those of lesser quality. After reading this book, you ll know to think critically about information sources and the claims made in the popular press and online. The MyPlate Edition features a write-to-fit update so that you have the latest nutrition information right within your book. New information includes the new MyPlate graphic (which replaces the former MyPyramid), the 2010 Guidelines, and the new Dietary Reference Intakes. ", With a new Consumerism chapter, enhanced art and photos, and timely updates, this Second Edition of Nutrition and You personalizes nutrition-helping you make healthy nutrition choices and encouraging you to become an informed consumer of nutrition information. Throughout, each vitamin and mineral are introduced in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that help you learn to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance. You're encouraged to relate the science of nutrition to your own dietary habits, helping you to separate fact from fiction and to distinguish high-quality nutrient sources from those of lesser quality. After reading this book, you'll know to think critically about information sources and the claims made in the popular press and online. The MyPlate Edition features a write-to-fit update so that you have the latest nutrition information right within your book. New information includes the new MyPlate graphic (which replaces the former MyPyramid), the 2010 Guidelines, and the new Dietary Reference Intakes., With a new Consumerism chapter, enhanced art and photos, and timely updates, this Second Edition of Nutrition and You personalizes nutrition-helping you make healthy nutrition choices and encouraging you to become an informed consumer of nutrition information. Throughout, each vitamin and mineral are introduced in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that help you learn to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance. You're encouraged to relate the science of nutrition to your own dietary habits, helping you to separate fact from fiction and to distinguish high-quality nutrient sources from those of lesser quality. After reading this book, you'll know to think critically about information sources and the claims made in the popular press and online. The MyPlate Edition features a write-to-fit update so that you have the latest nutrition information right within your book. New information includes the new MyPlate graphic (which replaces the former MyPyramid), the 2010 Guidelines, and the new Dietary Reference Intakes.

LC Classification NumberRA784.B552 2012b