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Year: 2,020
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Edition: 15th Edition
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Pages: 743
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Pages In File: 743
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Language: English
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Topic: 178
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Identifier: 1337906379, 9781337906371, 0357390679, 9780357390672, 0357391764, 9780357391761
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Tags: Nutrition, Food, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Nutrition: Requirements: Textbooks
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Toc: My Bookmarks......Page 0Scientific Challenge......Page 33Two Sets of Standards......Page 50Title Page......Page 2Copyright Page......Page 3About the Authors......Page 4Brief Contents......Page 5Contents......Page 6Preface......Page 15Chapter 1: Food Choices and Human Health......Page 20A Lifetime of Nourishment......Page 21Genetics, Nutrition, and Individuality......Page 22Think Fitness Why Be Physically Active?......Page 23The Human Body and Its Food......Page 24Meet the Nutrients......Page 26Can I Live on Just Supplements?......Page 27The Abundance of Foods to Choose From......Page 28How, Exactly, Can I Recognize a Nutritious Diet?......Page 30Why People Choose Foods......Page 31The Science of Nutrition......Page 32Can I Trust the Media for Nutrition Information?......Page 35Changing Behaviors......Page 36Start Now......Page 37A consumer’sguide to: Reading Nutrition News......Page 38Foo dfeature: Nutrient Density: How to Get Enough Nutrients without Too Many Calories......Page 39CONTROVERSY 1: Sorting Imposters from Real Nutrition Experts......Page 42Chapter 2: Nutrition Tools—Standards and Guidelines......Page 49The DRI Lists and Purposes......Page 51Understanding the DRI......Page 52How the Committee Establishes DRI Values—An RDA Example......Page 53Setting Energy Requirements......Page 54Dietary Guidelines for Americans......Page 55The Food Groups and Subgroups......Page 58Choosing Nutrient-Dense Foods......Page 61Diet Planning......Page 62Flexibility of the USDA Eating Patterns......Page 64Food Lists for Weight Management......Page 65A consumer’s Guide to: Controlling Portion Sizes at Home and Away......Page 67What Food Labels Must Include......Page 69What Food Labels May Include......Page 72Food feature: Getting a Feel for the Nutrients......Page 75CONTROVERSY 2: Are Some Foods Superfoods for Health?......Page 80Chapter 3: The Remarkable Body......Page 86The Body’s Cells......Page 87Genes Control Functions......Page 88The Body Fluids and the Circulatory System......Page 89What Do Hormones Have