Contemporary Nutrition UPDATE, 6th Ed w/ARIS bind in card

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Contemporary Nutrition Sixth Edition Update is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. Updated to include the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines & MyPyramid information, Contemporary Nutrition will provide students who lack a strong science background 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.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Nutrition: A Key to Health
1 What You Eat and Why
2 Tools for Designing a Health Diet
3 The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective
Part 2 The Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Alcohol
4 Carbohydrates
5 Lipids
6 Proteins
7 Alcohol
Part 3 Vitamins and Minerals
8 Vitamins
9 Water and Minerals
Part 4 Energy: Balance and Imbalance
10 Energy Balance and Weight Control
11 Nutrition: Fitness and Sports
12 Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions
Part 5 Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages
13 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
14 Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
15 Nutrition During Adulthood
Part 6 Nutrition: Beyond the Nutrients
16 Food Safety
17 Undernutrition Throughout the World

About the Author

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 .