Book Title: Nutrition for Consumers
Book Description: When you know more about evidence based nutrition you are better able to plan for healthy food choices.
Contents
Book Information
Book Description
This book is an introduction to everyday nutrition and its application to healthy living. It opens with a chapter on food safety and security that describes nutritious foods as safe to eat, available where people live, and easily accessed. The following chapter on nutrition recommendations introduces the reader to healthful eating practices and online food and nutrition resources such as U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. The third chapter describes how food and drink is transformed into nutrients that are absorbed and utilized. Chapters four through nine introduce six nutrient categories: Carbohydrates in Grains, Fruits, & Vegetables (4) , Lipids and Fats (5), Protein in Health and Food Sources (6), Vitamins in Health and Disease (7), Minerals Inorganic Nutrients (8), and Water in Health (9). Chapter 10 Nutrition in Healthy Living reviews the role that nutrition plays in promoting good health and reducing chronic disease risk.
License
Nutrition for Consumers Copyright © 2021 by University of North Texas is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Subject
Dietetics and nutrition
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Nutrition for Consumers Copyright © 2021 by University of North Texas is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.