Nutrition Now 8th Edition

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Nutrition Now 8th Edition

Table of contents :
About the Author......Page 7
Contents in Brief......Page 11
Contents......Page 12
Preface......Page 24
Unit 1: Key Nutrition Concepts and Terms......Page 31
The Meaning of Nutrition......Page 32
Foundation Knowledge for Thinking about Nutrition......Page 35
Review Questions......Page 47
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 48
Unit 2: The Inside Story about Nutrition and Health......Page 49
Nutrition in the Context of Overall Health......Page 50
Diet and Diseases of Western Civilization......Page 53
Improving the American Diet......Page 57
Review Questions......Page 59
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 60
Unit 3: Ways of Knowing about Nutrition......Page 61
How Do I Know If What I Read or Hear about Nutrition is True?......Page 62
How to Identify Nutrition Truths......Page 66
The Methods of Science......Page 69
Review Questions......Page 75
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 76
Unit 4: Understanding Food and Nutrition Labels......Page 77
Nutrition Labeling......Page 78
Dietary Supplement Labeling......Page 84
Organic Foods......Page 85
Other Nutrition Labeling Systems......Page 86
Review Questions......Page 90
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 92
Unit 5: Nutrition, Attitudes, and Behavior......Page 93
Origins of Food Choices......Page 94
Food Preferences and Choices Do Change......Page 97
Does Diet Affect Behavior?......Page 100
Review Questions......Page 104
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 105
Unit 6: Healthy Dietary Patterns, Dietary Guidelines, MyPlate, and More......Page 107
Healthy Eating: Achieving a Balance between Good Taste and Good for You......Page 108
Dietary Guidelines for Americans......Page 112
MyPlate......Page 115
Review Questions......Page 125
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 126
Unit 7: How the Body Uses Food: Digestion and Absorption......Page 127
My Body, My Food......Page 128
Digestive Disorders......Page 135
Review Questions......Page 139
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 140
Unit 8: Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance......Page 141
Energy!......Page 142
Where's the Energy in Foods?......Page 145
Nutrition Up Close: Food as a Source of Calories......Page 151
Review Questions......Page 152
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 153
Unit 9: Obesity to Underweight: The Highs and Lows of Weight Status......Page 155
Variations in Body Weight......Page 156
Overweight and Obesity......Page 157
Underweight......Page 166
Toward a Realistic View of Body Weight......Page 167
Review Questions......Page 169
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 170
Unit 10: Weight Control: The Myths and Realities......Page 171
Weight Control Nation......Page 172
Weight Control......Page 174
Review Questions......Page 183
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 184
Unit 11: Disordered Eating: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder,
and Pica......Page 185
Eating Disorders......Page 186
Nutrition Up Close: Eating Attitudes Test......Page 196
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 197
Unit 12: Useful Facts about Sugars, Starches, and Fiber......Page 199
Carbohydrates......Page 200
Carbohydrates and Dental Health......Page 213
Lactose Maldigestion and Intolerance......Page 215
Nutrition Up Close: Does Your Fiber Intake Measure Up?......Page 218
Review Questions......Page 219
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 220
Unit 13: Diabetes Now......Page 221
The Diabetes Epidemic......Page 222
Review Questions......Page 232
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 233
Unit 14: Alcohol: The Positives and Negatives......Page 235
Alcohol Facts......Page 236
Review Questions......Page 243
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 244
Unit 15: Proteins and Amino Acids......Page 245
Protein......Page 246
Nutrition Up Close: My Protein Intake......Page 254
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 255
Unit 16: Vegetarian Dietary Patterns......Page 257
Perspectives on Vegetarian Dietary Patterns......Page 258
Review Questions......Page 267
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 268
Unit 17: Food Allergies and Intolerances......Page 269
Food Allergy......Page 270
Food Intolerances......Page 275
Review Questions......Page 278
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 279
Unit 18: Fats and Health......Page 281
Fat Intake and Health......Page 282
Review Questions......Page 295
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 296
Unit 19: Nutrition and Heart Disease......Page 297
Nutrition and Heart Disease......Page 298
Review Questions......Page 306
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 307
Unit 20: Vitamins and Your Health......Page 309
Vitamins: They're on Center Stage......Page 310
Review Questions......Page 330
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 331
Unit 21: Phytochemicals......Page 333
Phytochemicals: The "What Else" in Your Food......Page 334
Nutrition Up Close: Have You Had Your Phytochemicals Today?......Page 341
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 342
Unit 22: Diet and Cancer......Page 343
What is Cancer?......Page 344
Fighting Cancer with a Fork......Page 346
Review Questions......Page 349
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 350
Unit 23: Good Things to Know about Minerals......Page 351
Mineral Facts......Page 352
Review Questions......Page 377
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 378
Unit 24: Dietary Supplements......Page 379
Dietary Supplements......Page 380
Review Questions......Page 389
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 390
Unit 25: Water is an Essential Nutrient......Page 391
Water: Where Would We Be without It?......Page 392
The Nature of Our Water Supply......Page 396
Review Questions......Page 399
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 400
Unit 26: Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Health and Disease......Page 401
Nutrition and Genomics......Page 402
Review Questions......Page 407
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 408
Unit 27: Nutrition and Physical Fitness for Everyone......Page 409
Physical Activity: It Offers Something for Everyone......Page 410
Review Questions......Page 420
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 421
Unit 28: Nutrition and Physical Performance......Page 423
Sports Nutrition......Page 424
Review Questions......Page 435
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 436
Unit 29: Good Nutrition for Life: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Infancy......Page 437
Nutrition and a Healthy Start in Life......Page 438
Nutrition and Pregnancy......Page 439
Breastfeeding......Page 448
How Breastfeeding Works......Page 449
Infant Nutrition......Page 450
Nutrition Up Close: You Be the Judge!......Page 456
Review Questions......Page 457
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 458
Unit 30: Nutrition for the Growing Years: Childhood through Adolescence......Page 459
The Span of Growth and Development......Page 460
Nutrition for the Growing Years......Page 466
Review Questions......Page 473
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 474
Unit 31: Nutrition and Health Maintenance for Adults of All Ages......Page 475
Nutrition for Adults of All Ages......Page 476
Diet and Health Promotion for Adults of All Ages......Page 478
Review Questions......Page 484
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 485
Unit 32: The Multiple Dimensions of Food Safety......Page 487
Threats to the Safety of the Food Supply......Page 488
Preventing Food-Borne Illnesses......Page 494
Review Questions......Page 501
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 502
Unit 33: Aspects of Global Nutrition......Page 503
State of the World's Health......Page 504
Review Questions......Page 511
Nutrition Scoreboard Answers......Page 512
Appendix A: Table of Food Composition......Page 515
Appendix B: Reliable Sources of Nutrition Information......Page 607
Appendix C: Aids to Calculations......Page 613
Appendix D: Table of Intentional Food Additives......Page 617
Appendix E: Cells......Page 619
Appendix F: Feedback and Answers to Nutrition Up Close and Review Questions......Page 621
Glossary......Page 649
References......Page 659
Index......Page 693

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