Nutrition Basics | Maureen Zimmerman and Mary Elizabeth Snow

- 1Nutrition and You
- 2Achieving a Healthy Diet
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  - 2.1A Healthy Philosophy toward Food
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  - 2.2What Is Nutritional Balance and Moderation?
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  - 2.3Understanding the Bigger Picture of Dietary Guidelines
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  - 2.4National Goals for Nutrition and Health: Healthy People 2020
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  - 2.5Recommendations for Optimal Health
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  - 2.6Understanding Dietary Reference Intakes
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  - 2.7Discovering Nutrition Facts
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  - 2.8When Enough Is Enough
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  - 2.9Nutrition and the Media
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  - 2.10End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 3Nutrition and the Human Body
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  - 3.1The Basic Structural and Functional Unit of Life: The Cell
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  - 3.2Digestion and Absorption
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  - 3.3Nutrients Are Essential for Organ Function
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  - 3.4Energy and Calories
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  - 3.5Digestion and Absorption Disorders That Can Compromise Health
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  - 3.6End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 4Carbohydrates
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  - 4.1A Closer Look at Carbohydrates
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  - 4.2Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates
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  - 4.3The Functions of Carbohydrates in the Body
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  - 4.4Looking Closely at Diabetes
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  - 4.5Health Consequences and Benefits of High-Carbohydrate Diets
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  - 4.6Carbohydrates and Personal Diet Choices
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  - 4.7The Food Industry: Functional Attributes of Carbohydrates and the Use of Sugar Substitutes
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  - 4.8End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 5Lipids
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  - 5.1What Are Lipids?
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  - 5.2How Lipids Work
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  - 5.3Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
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  - 5.4Understanding Blood Cholesterol
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  - 5.5Balancing Your Diet with Lipids
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  - 5.6Lipids and the Food Industry
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  - 5.7Lipids and Disease
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  - 5.8A Personal Choice about Lipids
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  - 5.9End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 6Proteins
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  - 6.1Defining Protein
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  - 6.2The Role of Proteins in Foods: Cooking and Denaturation
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  - 6.3Protein Digestion and Absorption
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  - 6.4Protein’s Functions in the Body
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  - 6.5Diseases Involving Proteins
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  - 6.6Proteins, Diet, and Personal Choices
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  - 6.7End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 7Nutrients Important to Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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  - 7.1Overview of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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  - 7.2Water’s Importance to Vitality
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  - 7.3Regulation of Water Balance
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  - 7.4Electrolytes Important for Fluid Balance
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  - 7.5Consequences of Deficiency or Excess
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  - 7.6Water Concerns
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  - 7.7Popular Beverage Choices
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  - 7.8End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 8Nutrients Important as Antioxidants
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  - 8.1Generation of Free Radicals in the Body
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  - 8.2Antioxidant Micronutrients
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  - 8.3The Whole Nutrient Package versus Disease
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  - 8.4End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 9Nutrients Important for Bone Health
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  - 9.1Bone Structure and Function
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  - 9.2Bone Mineral Density Is an Indicator of Bone Health
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  - 9.3Micronutrients Essential for Bone Health: Calcium and Vitamin D
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  - 9.4Other Essential Micronutrients for Bone Health: Phosphorus, Magnesium, Fluoride, and Vitamin K
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  - 9.5Osteoporosis
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  - 9.6Risk Factors for Osteoporosis
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  - 9.7Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment
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  - 9.8Deficiency, Supplementation, and Choices
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  - 9.9End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 10Nutrients Important for Metabolism and Blood Function
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  - 10.1Blood’s Function in the Body and in Metabolism Support
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  - 10.2Metabolism Overview
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  - 10.3Vitamins Important for Metabolism and for Blood Function and Renewal
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  - 10.4Minerals Important for Metabolism and for Blood Function and Renewal
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  - 10.5Iron-Deficiency Anemia
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  - 10.6End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 11Energy Balance and Body Weight
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  - 11.1Indicators of Health: Body Mass Index, Body Fat Content, and Fat Distribution
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  - 11.2Balancing Energy Input with Energy Output
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  - 11.3Too Little or Too Much Weight: What Are the Health Risks?
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  - 11.4Dietary, Behavioral, and Physical Activity Recommendations for Weight Management
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  - 11.5End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 12Nutrition through the Life Cycle: From Pregnancy to the Toddler Years
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  - 12.1The Human Life Cycle
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  - 12.2Pregnancy and Nutrition
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  - 12.3Infancy and Nutrition
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  - 12.4Nutrition in the Toddler Years
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  - 12.5End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 13Nutrition through the Life Cycle: From Childhood to the Elderly Years
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  - 13.1The Human Life Cycle Continues
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  - 13.2Childhood and Nutrition
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  - 13.3Puberty and Nutrition
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  - 13.4Older Adolescence and Nutrition
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  - 13.5Young Adulthood and Nutrition
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  - 13.6Middle Age and Nutrition
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  - 13.7Old Age and Nutrition
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  - 13.8End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 14Nutrition and Society: Food Politics and Perspectives
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  - 14.1Historical Perspectives on Food
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  - 14.2The Food Industry
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  - 14.3The Politics of Food
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  - 14.4Food Cost and Inflation
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  - 14.5The Issue of Food Security
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  - 14.6Nutrition and Your Health
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  - 14.7Diets around the World
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  - 14.8End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 15Achieving Optimal Health: Wellness and Nutrition
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  - 15.1Diet Trends and Health
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  - 15.2Fitness and Health
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  - 15.3Threats to Health
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  - 15.4Foodborne Illness and Food Safety
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  - 15.5Start Your Sustainable Future Today
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  - 15.6Careers in Nutrition
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  - 15.7End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- ADietary Reference Intakes Tables
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