TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whitney,Eleanor Noss
AU  - Rolfes,Sharon Rady
TI  - Understanding nutrition
SN  - 0495116823
U1  - 613.2 21
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Belmont, CA.
PB  - Thomson Higher Education
KW  - Nutrition
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS: AN overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy  diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The  carbohydrates: sugars,starches and fibers -- The  lipids:triglycerides, phospholipids adn sterols --  Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Energy  balance and body composition -- Weight management:  overweight, obesity and underweight -- The water soluble  vitamins: B vitamins ad vitamin C -- The fat soluble  vitamins: A, D, E and K -- Water and the major minerals - - The trace minerals -- Fitness: physical activity,  nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition:  pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition: infancy,  childhood and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition:  adulthood and the later years -- Diet and health --  Consumer concerns about foods and water -- Hunger and the  global environment
ER  -