NUTRITION: A KEY TO HEALTH
Chapter 1: What You Eat and Why
Chapter 2: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy Diet
Chapter 3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective
ENERGY NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY BALANCE
Chapter 4: Carbohydrates
Chapter 5: Lipids
Chapter 6: Proteins
Chapter 7: Energy Balance and Weight Maintenance
VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND WATER
Chapter 8: Overview of the Micronutrients
Chapter 9: Nutrients Involved with Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Chapter 10: Nutrients that Function as Antioxidants
Chapter 11: Nutrients Involved in Bone Health
Chapter 12: Nutrients Involved with Energy Metabolism and Blood Health
NUTRITION: BEYOND THE NUTRIENTS
Chapter 13: Nutrition: Fitness and Sports
Chapter 14: Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions
Chapter 15: Food Safety
Chapter 16: Undernutrition throughout the World
NUTRITION: A FOCUS ON THE LIFE STAGES
Chapter 17: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Chapter 18: Nutrition from Infancy through Adolescence
Chapter 19: Nutrition during Adulthood
APPENDIXES
A: Solutions to Case Studies and Check Your Knowledge
B: Daily Values Used in Food Labels
C: Dietary Advice for Canadians
D: The Exchange System
E: Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure Assessment
F: Chemical Structures in Nutrition
G: Height-Weight Tables
H: Sources of Nutrition Information
I: English-Metric Conversions