Nutrition and You, MyPlate Edition, 2nd Edition

With a new Consumerism chapter, enhanced art and photos, and timely updates, this Second Edition of Nutrition and You personalizes nutrition–helping you make healthy nutrition choices and encouraging you to become an informed consumer of nutrition information.

 

Throughout, each vitamin and mineral are introduced in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that help you learn to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance. You’re encouraged to relate the science of nutrition to your own dietary habits, helping you to separate fact from fiction and to distinguish high-quality nutrient sources from those of lesser quality. After reading this book, you’ll know to think critically about information sources and the claims made in the popular press and online.

 

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. 

 

1. What is Nutrition?

2. Tools for Healthy Eating

3. Basics of Digestion

4. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fiber

5. Fats, Oils and Other Lipids

6. Proteins and Amino Acids

7. Vitamins

8. Minerals and Water

9. Alcohol

10. Weight Management and Energy Balance

11. Nutrition and Fitness

12. Consumerism: From Farm to Table

13. Food Safety

14. Hunger at Home and Abroad

15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy through Infancy

16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Toddlers through the Later Years

Appendices: Calculations and Conversions; U.S. Exchange Lists for Meal Planning; Organizations and Resources

Glossary

References

Index

Credits