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Klappentext Nutrition: Science and Applications! 4th Edition helps students develop the scientific understanding to support their personal and professional decisions. Using a critical thinking approach! Smolin brings nutrition out of the classroom and allows students to apply the logic of science to their own nutrition concerns - both as consumers and as future scientists and health professionals. Zusammenfassung Nutrition: Science and Applications, 4th Edition helps students develop the scientific understanding to support their personal and professional decisions. Using a critical thinking approach, Smolin brings nutrition out of the classroom and allows students to apply the logic of science to their own nutrition concerns - both as consumers and as future scientists and health professionals. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Nutrition: Food for Health2. Nutrition Guidelines: Applying the Science of Nutrition3. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism4. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fiber5. Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and CholesterolFocus on Alcohol6. Proteins and Amino Acids7. Energy Balance and Weight ManagementFocus on Eating Disorders8. The Water-Soluble Vitamins9. The Fat-Soluble VitaminsFocus on Phytochemicals10. Water and the Electrolytes11. Major Minerals and Bone Health12. The Trace MineralsFocus on Dietary Supplements13. Nutrition and Physical Activity14. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation15. Nutrition from Infancy to Adolescence16 Nutrition and Aging: The Adult Years17. Food SafetyFocus on Biotechnology18. World Hunger and MalnutritionFocus on Metabolism (online only)
