Understanding Nutrition
By Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes
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The updated 16th Edition of Whitney/Rolfe's bestselling UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION presents the core information of an introductory nutrition course for majors, with active learning that prepares students for their future careers. An overarching goal of the text is to help readers learn to distinguish valid nutrition information from misinformation. In addition to providing accurate information, the text encourages readers to understand the connections between concepts, evaluate the pros and cons of an argument, detect inconsistencies and errors, solve problems, and identify the relevance of information.
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The updated 16th Edition of Whitney/Rolfe's bestselling UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION presents the core information of an introductory nutrition course for majors, with active learning that prepares students for their future careers. An overarching goal of the text is to help readers learn to distinguish valid nutrition information from misinformation. In addition to providing accurate information, the text encourages readers to understand the connections between concepts, evaluate the pros and cons of an argument, detect inconsistencies and errors, solve problems, and identify the relevance of information.
COMPLETE AND RELEVANT: The new edition begins by introducing the nutrients and thoroughly explaining their work in the body. Later chapters equip students to apply that information to their own and other people's lives—describing the role of foods and nutrients in energy balance, body weight, physical activity, disease prevention, food safety, hunger, and in the overall life cycle.
EMPHASIS ON KEY CONCEPTS: Chapters open with Chapter Outlines & Learning Objectives to help the reader immediately focus on important concepts. Each learning objective is tied to a section that closes with a Review.
HANDS-ON PRACTICE: Many chapters include "How To" features that guide readers through problem-solving tasks. New to this edition is the "How To" feature in Chapter 1 detailing how to Calculate the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) in Grams and in kCalories. Each “How To” feature ends with a "Try It" activity that gives students an opportunity to practice these new lessons.
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Chapter 1. An Overview of NutritionPreview this chapter
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