Brief Contents:
1. An Overview of Nutrition 2
2. Planning a Healthy Diet 36
3. Digestion, Absorption, and Transport 70
4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers 100
5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phoscpholipids, and Sterols 138
6. Protein: Amino Acids 180
7. Metabolism:Transformations and Interactions 212
8. Energy Balance and Body Composition 248
9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight 280
10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C 322
11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K 368
12. Water and the Major Minerals 396
13. The Trace Minerals 440
14. Fitness: Physical Activity. Nutrients, and Body Adaptations 476
15. Life Cycle Nutrition, Pregnancy and Lactation 508
16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolesence 546
17.Life Cycle Nutriton: Adulthood and the Later Years 592
18. Diet and Health 620
19. Consumer Concerns about Foods and Water 662
20. Hunger and the Global Environment 700
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