Nutrition: An Applied Approach, MyPlate Edition, 3rd Edition

Nutrition: An Applied Approach, MyPlate Edition,Third Edition introduces nutrition in an innovative, applied presentation that helps you retain the material long after you leave the class. Recognizing the natural interest students have in nutrition, the authors demonstrate how it relates to your health and everyday life, and examine commonly held misconceptions. This book focuses on the functions of vitamins and minerals and relates them to everyday health issues that you can easily grasp. The applied content is focused on four key chapters–fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, and energy metabolism and blood health. Along with a host of new features, the Third Edition includes updated theory and research findings, developing trends, and tools to challenge nutritional myths and misperceptions.

 

The MyPlate Edition features a write-to-fit update so that you have the latest nutrition information right within your book. New information includes the new MyPlate graphic (which replaces the former MyPyramid), the 2010 Guidelines, and the new Dietary Reference Intakes. 

 

Chapter 1: The Role of Nutrition in Our Health

    In Depth: Alcohol

 

Chapter 2: Designing a Healthful Diet

    In Depth: Phytochemicals

 

Chapter 3: The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?

    In Depth: Disorders Related to Specific Foods     

 

Chapter 4: Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients

    In Depth: Diabetes

 

Chapter 5: Fats: Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrients

    In Depth: Cardiovascular Disease

 

Chapter 6: Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues

    In Depth: Vitamins and Minerals: Micronutrients with Macro Powers

 

Chapter 7: Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

    In Depth: Dehydration and Fluid Imbalance

 

Chapter 8: Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function

    In Depth: Cancer

 

Chapter 9: Nutrients Involved in Bone Health

    In Depth: Osteoporosis

 

Chapter 10: Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism and Blood Health

    In Depth: Dietary Supplements: Necessity or Waste?

 

Chapter 11: Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight

    In Depth: Obesity

 

Chapter 12: Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health

    In Depth: Disordered Eating

 

Chapter 13: Food Safety, Systems, and Technology

    In Depth: Global Nutrition

 

Chapter 14: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life

    In Depth: The Fetal Environment: A Lasting Impression

 

Chapter 15: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Childhood to Late Adulthood

    In Depth: Searching for the Fountain of Youth

  

Appendices

            A: Calculations and Conversions

            B: Caffeine Content of Foods

            C: U.S. Exchange Lists for Meal Planning

            D: Stature-for-Age Charts

            E: Organizations and Resources

Answers to Review Questions

Glossary

References

Index

Credits