The Science of Nutrition, Global Edition

Name: The Science of Nutrition, Global Edition
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Author: Janice Thompson; Melinda Manore; Linda A. Vaughan
ISBN: 9781292484242

Höfundar: Janice Thompson; Melinda Manore; Linda A. Vaughan (Útgáfa: 5)

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For introductory nutrition courses for majors. A functional approach moves students beyond memorization The Science of Nutrition helps students master tough nutrition concepts. The thoroughly current and research-based text uses a functional approach which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions within the body and enables students to fully understand their effects on the body. The 5th Edition includes the most up-to-date scientific research in nutrition, an increased emphasis on nutrition and disease, and margin icons directing students to Oregon State University's FoodHero.

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Útgefandi: Pearson International Content

ISBN: 9781292484242

Print ISBN: 9781292752105

Format: ePub

Útgáfa: 5

Höfundar: Janice Thompson; Melinda Manore; Linda A. Vaughan

Tungumál: English

Útgefið: 2026-01-08

Prent takmörkun á líftíma: 100

Prent takmörkun: 2

Afritunar takmörkun: 2

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Cover
Cover
Front Matter
Move students beyond memorization with a functional approach to nutrition
Title
Copyright
Dedication
About the Authors
Welcome to The Science of Nutrition, Fifth Edition!, Global Edition
Brief Contents
Contents
Special Features
Interactives in this eText
Chapter 1: The Science of Nutrition: Linking Food, Function, and Health
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is the Science of Nutrition and How Did It Evolve?
How Does Nutrition Contribute to Health?
What Are Nutrients?
What Are the Current Dietary Intake Recommendations and How Are They Used?
How Do Nutrition Professionals Assess Nutritional Status?
How Can You Interpret Research Study Results?
How Can You Use Your Knowledge of Research to Evaluate Nutrition Claims?
Which Sources of Nutrition Advice Are Trustworthy?
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Chapter 2: Designing a Healthful Diet
Chapter 2 Introduction
What Is a Healthful Diet?
How Can Reading Food Labels Help You Improve Your Diet?
How Do the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Promote a Healthful Diet?
How Can the USDA Food Patterns Help You Design a Healthful Diet?
What Other Tools Can Help You Design a Healthful Diet?
Can Eating Out Be Part of a Healthful Diet?
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Chapter 3: The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?
Chapter 3 Introduction
Why Do We Feel the Urge to Eat?
What Happens to the Food We Eat?
How Does the Body Accomplish Chemical Digestion?
How Does the Body Absorb and Transport Digested Nutrients?
How Does the Neuromuscular System Support the Gastrointestinal System?
What Disorders Are Related to Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination?
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Chapter 4: Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients
Chapter 4 Introduction
What Are Carbohydrates?
How Does the Body Process Carbohydrates?
How Does the Body Regulate Blood Glucose Levels?
Why Do We Need Carbohydrates?
How Much Total Carbohydrate and Added Sugar Should We Eat?
How Much Fiber Do We Need, and What Are the Best Sources?
What’s the Story on Alternative Sweeteners?
What Disorders Are Related to Carbohydrate Metabolism?
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Chapter 4.5: inDepth Alcohol
Chapter 4.5 Introduction
What Is Alcohol and How Is It Metabolized?
What Do We Know about Moderate Alcohol Intake?
What Are Two Alcohol Use Disorders?
What Are the Effects of Alcohol Use Disorders?
How Can You Take Control of Your Alcohol Intake?
How Can You Talk to Someone about Their Alcohol Use?
Chapter 5: Lipids: Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrients
Chapter 5 Introduction
What Are Lipids?
Why Are Some Triglycerides Better than Others?
How Does the Body Process Lipids?
Why Do We Need Lipids?
How Much Dietary Fat Should We Eat?
How Can You Choose the Most Healthful Fats?
What Role Do Lipids Play in Cardiovascular Disease?
What Role Do Lipids Play in Cancer?
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Chapter 6: Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues
Chapter 6 Introduction
What Are Proteins?
How Are Proteins Made?
How Does the Body Process Proteins?
Why Do We Need Proteins?
How Much Protein Should We Eat?
How Can You Choose the Most Healthful Proteins?
Can a Vegetarian Diet Provide Adequate Protein?
What Disorders Are Related to Protein Intake or Metabolism?
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Chapter 7: Metabolism: From Food to Life
Chapter 7 Introduction
Why Is Metabolism Essential for Life?
What Chemical Reactions Are Fundamental to Metabolism?
How Is Energy Extracted From Carbohydrates?
How Is Energy Extracted From Fats?
How Is Energy Extracted From Proteins?
How Is Alcohol Metabolized?
How Is Energy Stored?
How Are Key Nutrient Compounds Synthesized?
What Hormones Regulate Metabolism?
How Do Feeding and Fasting Affect Metabolism?
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Chapter 7.5: inDepth Vitamins and Minerals: Micronutrients with Macro Powers
Chapter 7.5 Introduction
How Were the Micronutrients Discovered?
How Are Vitamins Classified?
How Are Minerals Classified?
How Do Our Bodies Use Micronutrients?
What Are Some Controversies in Micronutrient Metabolism?
Chapter 8: Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism
Chapter 8 Introduction
How Does the Body Regulate Energy Metabolism?
How Do Thiamin, Riboflavin, and Niacin Assist in Energy Metabolism?
How Do Vitamin B6, Folate, and Vitamin B12 Support Energy Metabolism?
What Are the Roles of Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline in Energy Metabolism?
How Do Minerals Help Regulate Energy Metabolism?
Does B-Vitamin Intake Influence the Body’s Capacity for Physical Activity?
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Chapter 9: Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Chapter 9 Introduction
What Is Body Fluid?
Why Do We Need Water and Electrolytes?
How Does the Body Maintain Fluid Balance?
How Does the Body Maintain Acid–Base Balance?
How Much Water Should We Drink, and What Are the Best Sources?
How Do Four Major Minerals Contribute to Fluid Balance?
What Disorders Are Related to Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances?
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Chapter 10: Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function and Vision
Chapter 10 Introduction
What Are Antioxidants and How Does the Body Use Them?
What Makes Vitamin E a Key Antioxidant?
Why Is Vitamin C Critical to Health and Functioning?
What Minerals Act in Antioxidant Enzyme Systems?
What Is Beta-Carotene, and What Are Its Roles in the Body?
How Does Vitamin A Support Vision and Other Functions?
How Is Cancer Related to Free-Radical Damage?
What Role Does Free Radical Damage Play in Cardiovascular Disease?
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Chapter 10.5: inDepth The Safety and Effectiveness of Dietary Supplements
Chapter 10.5 Introduction
How Are Dietary Supplements Regulated?
Are There Special Precautions for Herbs?
Should You Take a Micronutrient Supplement?
Chapter 11: Nutrients Involved in Bone Health
Chapter 11 Introduction
How Does the Body Maintain Bone Health?
How Do We Assess Bone Health?
Why Is Calcium Critical to Healthy Bone?
How Does Vitamin D Contribute to Bone Health?
How Does Vitamin K Help Maintain Bone Health?
How Do Phosphorus, Magnesium, and Fluoride Support Bone Health?
Why Is Osteoporosis Harmful, and What Are the Risk Factors and Treatments?
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Chapter 12: Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity
Chapter 12 Introduction
What Are the Functions and Components of Blood?
Why Is Iron Essential to Blood Health?
How Does Zinc Support Blood Health?
What Is the Role of Copper in Blood Health?
What Vitamins Help Maintain Blood Health?
What Is the Immune System, and How Does It Function?
How Does Nutrition Affect the Immune System?
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Chapter 13: Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight
Chapter 13 Introduction
What Is a Healthful Body Weight?
How Can You Evaluate Your Body Weight?
How Does Energy Balance Influence Body Weight?
What Factors Influence Body Weight?
What Makes Obesity Harmful, and Why Does It Occur?
How Can You Lose Weight Safely and Keep It Off?
What If You Need to Gain Weight?
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Chapter 14: Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health
Chapter 14 Introduction
What Are the Benefits of Physical Activity?
How Much Physical Activity Is Enough?
How Can You Improve Your Fitness?
What Fuels Physical Activity?
How Does Physical Activity Affect Energy and Macronutrient Needs?
How Does Physical Activity Affect Fluid and Micronutrient Needs?
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Chapter 14.5: inDepth Disorders Related to Body Image, Eating, and Exercise
Chapter 14.5 Introduction
What Is Body Image, and How Does It Influence Health?
What Factors Contribute to Disorders Related to Body Image, Eating, and Exercise?
What Psychiatric Eating Disorders Are Recognized?
What Syndromes of Disordered Eating and Exercise Are Recognized?
How Are Eating Disorders Treated?
Chapter 15: Food Safety and Technology: Protecting Our Food
Chapter 15 Introduction
What Is Foodborne Illness and Why Is It a Critical Concern?
What Causes Most Foodborne Illness?
How Can You Prevent Foodborne Illness?
How Is Food Spoilage Prevented?
What Are Food Additives, and Are They Safe?
How Is Genetic Modification Used in Food Production?
What Are Food Residues and How Do They Harm Our Health?
Are Organic Foods Worth the Cost?
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Chapter 16: Food Equity, Sustainability, and Quality: The Challenge of “Good” Food
Chapter 16 Introduction
How Prevalent Is Food Insecurity?
Why Don’t All People Have Access to Nourishing Food?
What Problems Are Linked to Undernourishment?
How Could Limited Access to Nourishing Food Promote Obesity?
Is Our Food Equitably Produced and Sold?
How Does Industrial Agriculture Affect the Security, Sustainability, and Diversity of Our Food Supply?
What Initiatives Are Addressing the Challenges of Good Food?
What Can You Do to Promote Good Food?
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Chapter 17: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life
Chapter 17 Introduction
Why Is Nutrition Important Before Conception?
How Does Nutrition Support Fetal Development?
What Are a Pregnant Woman’s Nutrient Needs?
What Are Some Common Nutrition-Related Concerns of Pregnancy?
How Does Nutrition Support Lactation?
What Are Some Advantages and Challenges of Breastfeeding?
What Are an Infant’s Nutrient Needs?
What Are Some Common Nutrition-Related Concerns of Infancy?
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Chapter 18: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 18 Introduction
What Are a Toddler’s Nutrient Needs?
What Are Some Common Nutrition-Related Concerns of Toddlerhood?
What Are a Child’s Nutrient Needs?
What Are Some Common Nutrition-Related Concerns of Childhood?
How Does School Attendance Affect Children’s Nutrition?
What Are an Adolescent’s Nutrient Needs?
What Are Some Common Nutrition-Related Concerns of Adolescence?
What Makes Pediatric Obesity Harmful, and Why Does It Occur?
Can Pediatric Obesity Be Prevented or Treated?
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Chapter 19: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: The Later Years
Chapter 19 Introduction
What Are the Demographics of Aging?
Why Do We Age?
How Do We Age?
What Are an Older Adult’s Nutrient Needs?
What Nutrition-Related Concerns Threaten the Health of Older Adults?
What Social Concerns Affect the Nutrition of Older Adults?
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Appendices
Appendices
Appendix A: Metabolism Pathways and Biochemical Structures
Appendix B: Chemistry Review
Appendix C: Anatomy and Physiology Review
Appendix D: Calculations and Conversions
Appendix E: Foods Containing Caffeine
Appendix F: Stature-for-Age Charts
Appendix G: The USDA Food Guide Evolution
Appendix H: Global Dietary Guidelines and Healthy Eating Guides
References
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 4.5
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 7.5
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 10.5
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 14.5
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Appendices
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Credits
Credits
End matter
Dietary Reference Intakes: RDA, AI*
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