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Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion. The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability, the processing and palatability of foods.

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Contents· 164 sections

01: Nutrition and You
1.1: Chapter Introduction
1.2: Defining Nutrition, Health, and Disease
1.3: What Are Nutrients?
1.4: The Broad Role of Nutritional Science
1.5: Health Factors and Their Impact
1.6: Assessing Personal Health
1.7: A Fresh Perspective: Sustainable Food Systems
1.8: Nutrition and You (Exercises)
02: Achieving a Healthy Diet
2.01: Chapter Introduction
2.02: A Healthy Philosophy toward Food
2.03: What Is Nutritional Balance and Moderation?
2.04: Understanding the Bigger Picture of Dietary Guidelines
2.05: National Goals for Nutrition and Health: Healthy People 2020
2.06: Recommendations for Optimal Health
2.07: Understanding Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
2.08: Discovering Nutrition Facts
2.09: When Enough is Enough
2.10: Nutrition and the Media
2.11: Exercises
03: Nutrition and the Human Body
3.1: Chapter Introduction
3.2: The Basic Structural and Functional Unit of Life: The Cell
3.3: Digestion and Absorption
3.4: Nutrients Are Essential for Organ Function
3.5: Energy and Calories
3.6: Disorders That Can Compromise Health
3.7: Exercises
04: Carbohydrates
4.1: Introduction to Carbohydrates
4.2: A Closer Look at Carbohydrates
4.3: Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates
4.4: The Functions of Carbohydrates in the Body
4.5: Looking Closely at Diabetes
4.6: Health Consequences and Benefits of High-Carbohydrate Diets
4.7: Carbohydrates and Personal Diet Choices
4.8: The Food Industry: Functional Attributes of Carbohydrates and the Use of Sugar Substitutes
4.9: Carbohydrates (Exercises)
05: Lipids
5.01: Prelude to Lipids
5.02: What Are Lipids
5.03: How Lipids Work
5.04: Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
5.05: Understanding Blood Cholesterol and Heart Attack Risk
5.06: Balancing Your Diet with Lipids
5.07: Lipids and the Food Industry
5.08: Lipids and Disease
5.09: A Personal Choice about Lipids
5.10: Lipids (Exercises)
06: Proteins
6.1: Prelude to Proteins
6.2: Defining Protein
6.3: The Role of Proteins in Foods - Cooking and Denaturation
6.4: Protein Digestion and Absorption
6.5: Protein’s Functions in the Body
6.6: Diseases Involving Proteins
6.7: Proteins, Diet, and Personal Choices
6.8: Proteins (Exercises)
7: Vitamins
7.1: Vitamins: Basic Concepts
7.2: Fat Soluble Vitamins
7.2A: Vitamin A
7.2B: Vitamin D
7.2C: Vitamin E
7.2D: Vitamin K
7.3: Water Soluble Vitamins
7.3A: Vitamin B₁ (Thiamine)
7.3B: Vitamin B₂ (Riboflavin)
7.3C: Vitamin B₃ (Niacin)
7.3D: Vitamin B₅ (Pantothenic acid)
7.3E: Vitamin B₆ (Pyridoxine)
7.3F: Vitamin B₇ (Biotin)
7.3G: Vitamin B₉ (Folic acid)
7.3H: Vitamin B₁₂ (Cobalamin)
7.3I: Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
08: Water and Minerals
8.1: Water
8.2: Minerals - Basic Concepts
8.3: Overview of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
8.4: Water’s Importance to Vitality
8.5: Regulation of Water Balance
8.6: Major Minerals
Calcium
Chloride
Introduction to Major Minerals
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Sulfur
8.7: Trace Minerals
Chromium
Copper
Fluoride
Iodine
Iron
Manganese
Molybdenum
Prelude to Trace Minerals
Selenium
Zinc
09: Energy Balance and Body Weight
9.1: Prelude to Energy Balance and Body Weight
9.2: Indicators of Health: Body Mass Index, Body Composition, and Fat Distribution
9.3: Balancing Energy Input with Energy Output
9.4: Too Little or Too Much Weight?
9.5: Dietary, Behavioral, and Physical Activity Recommendations for Weight Management
9.6: Energy Balance and Body Weight (Exercises)
10: Physical Fitness
10.1: Introduction to Nutrition and Physical Fitness
10.2: Aerobic Exercise
10.3: Anaerobic Exercise
10.4: Fitness Supplements and Steroids
10.5: How do my muscles get the Energy to perform work?
10.6: Nutrients that are critical to athletes
10.7: Creating your own fitness plan
11: Food Safety and the Future of our Food
11.01: Protecting Our Food
11.02: Microbes in Food
11.03: Food-Borne Illness
11.04: Common Food-Borne Pathogens
11.05: Foodborne Illness and Food Safety
11.06: Food Preservation
11.07: Preparing for Disasters
11.08: Food Additives
11.09: Start Your Sustainable Future Today
11.10: Genetically Modified Foods (GMO's)
12: From Pregnancy to the Toddler Years
12.1: Prelude to From Pregnancy to the Toddler Years
12.2: The Human Life Cycle
12.3: Pregnancy and Nutrition
12.4: Infancy and Nutrition
12.5: Nutrition in the Toddler Years
12.6: From Pregnancy to the Toddler Years (Exercises)
13: From Childhood to the Elderly Years
13.1: Prelude to Childhood to the Elderly Years
13.2: The Human Life Cycle Continues
13.3: Childhood and Nutrition
13.4: Puberty and Nutrition
13.5: Older Adolescence and Nutrition
13.6: Young Adulthood and Nutrition
13.7: Middle Age and Nutrition
13.8: Old Age and Nutrition
13.9: Exercises
14: Food Politics and Perspectives
14.1: Prelude to Food Politics and Perspectives
14.2: Historical Perspectives on Food
14.3: The Food Industry
14.4: The Politics of Food
14.5: Food Cost and Inflation
14.6: The Issue of Food Security
14.7: Nutrition and Your Health
14.8: Diets around the World
14.9: Food Politics and Perspectives (Exercise)
15: Achieving Optimal Health - Wellness and Nutrition
15.1: Chapter Introduction
15.2: Diet Trends and Health
15.3: Fitness and Health
15.4: Threats to Health
15.5: Foodborne Illness and Food Safety
15.6: Start Your Sustainable Future Today
15.7: Careers in Nutrition
15.8: Achieving Optimal Health - Wellness and Nutrition (Exercises)