Nutrition An Applied Approach

The Second Edition of Nutrition: An Applied Approach, presents introductory nutrition information to non-majors in an applied format that discourages memorization and promotes long-term understanding of the material. The authors capitalize on students’ natural interest in nutrition by demonstrating how it relates to their health and their everyday lives, and by addressing- and debunking- commonly held misconceptions students have. The applied nature of the book is also reflected in the functional organization of the micronutrient chapters. This approach encourages students to develop a conceptual framework in which to organize the information and helps them understand the role of nutrients in their bodies and their own health. The book’s applied approach is enhanced in the Second Edition with the inclusion of in-depth six to eight page sections that cover important topics. These sections–Alcohol, Vitamins & Minerals Overview, Phytochemicals & Functional Foods, and Global Nutrition–were chosen because reviewers highly-desired the addition of this content. The In-Depth section covering vitamins and minerals is presented with a unique design and maintain the functional approach of the book while still presenting a traditional micronutrient overview for students. A new Find the Quack feature, a bright new design, and updated art also give the Second Edition a pedagogical boost.

Contents

1. The Role of Nutrition in Our Health

2. Designing a Healthful Diet

3. The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?

4. Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients

In Depth: Alcohol

5. Fat: An Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrient

6. Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues

In Depth: Vitamins and Minerals: Micronutrients with Macro Powers

7. Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

8. Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function

In Depth: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods

9. Nutrients Involved in Bone Health

10. Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism and Blood Health

11. Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight

12. Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health

13. Disordered Eating

14. Food Safety: Impact on Consumers

15. Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life

16. Nutrition Through the Lifecycle: Childhood to Late Adulthood

In Depth: Global Nutrition

Appendices: Nutrient Values of Foods; Conversions and Calculations, Caffeine Content of Foods; U.S. Exchange Lists; Stature-for-Age Charts; Organizations and Resources

Answers to EOC Questions

Glossary




Features

* A brief Test Yourself quiz at the beginning of each chapter piques students' interest in the topics to be covered by raising and dispelling common misconceptions about nutrition. The answers to these questions can be found at the end of each chapter.
* Nutri-Cases are short case studies featuring five reccurring characters that help students relate to and apply the material they learn in the chapter. These can be found throughout each chapter.
* Nutrition Myth or Fact? boxes help dispel common misconceptions and teach students how to critically evaluate information they hear from advertising, mass media, and their peers.
* Highlight boxes provide further insight into popular topics that students may recognize from the mass media and popular culture, such as mad cow disease and living with diabetes.
* Nutrition Label Activities teach students how to read and evaluate labels from real food products so they can make educated choices about the foods they eat. More Label Activities have been added for the Second Edition.
* End-of-chapter Nutrition Debates contain balanced, in-depth discussions of current issues and hot topics, such as high-fructose corn syrup and obesity, nutrigenomics, and vitamin and mineral supplementation. These debates encourage students to become more informed and discriminating consumers of nutrition and health information.
* You Do the Math boxes show students how to perform hands-on calculations, such as determining their own body mass index. These calculations and equations are separated from the body of the text, so as not to distract the reader from the conceptual information in the chapter.
* Recap paragraphs help students review what they have just read and serve as useful study tools.
* Chapter objectives help students stay focused by listing the most important concepts in the chapter.
* A rich art and photo program includes high-quality, accurate images, graphs, and illustrations that help students visualize and focus on the core information they need to learn.
* Chapter summaries provide quick reviews of the major points and topics covered in the chapter.
* End-of-chapter review questions allow students to assess their retention and understanding of the material they have just covered.
* A powerful media package for both instructors and students includes the following:
o MyNutritionLab, a comprehensive course management tool that contains numerous instructor and student resources.
o MyDietAnalysis, featuring a database of nearly 20,000 foods and multiple reports. Available online, as a CD, and as single-sign-on with MyNutritionLab.
o The Companion Website, which includes online quizzes and assessments, additional activities, and more.
o The Media Manager makes preparing lectures easy with PowerPoint lecture outlines, ABC video clips and nutrition animations embedded into PowerPoint, figures, tables, and many of the photos from the book available in a customizable format.
o 40 brand new animations built from the ground up just for introductory nutrition. Topics include glycolysis cycle, and basic digestion and absorption.
o ABC Nutrition Video Series that helps supplement your classroom lectures.
o Lecture Teaching Tips DVD is new for the Second Edition and provides several short segments in which Janice Thompson helps instructors jumpstart their lectures for each of the micronutrient chapters. This DVD also contains a segment that can be shown in class that walks students through the textbook.