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For introductory Nutrition courses for Majors. Helping students navigate nutrition's tough topics for a deeper understanding The Science of Nutrition offers the best combination of text and media to help students master the toughest nutrition concepts in the course, while providing the richest support to save instructors' time. This best selling, thoroughly current, research-based nutrition text is uniquely organized around the highly regarded functional approach, which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions within the body and is easily seen in the organization of the micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) chapters. The Fourth Edition enhances the student learning story with greater incorporation of learning outcomes throughout the text; an increased visual impact with the inclusion of new Focus Figures, including Meal Focus Figures; and a strong media story with new assets in MasteringNutrition, including revised nutrition animations.
Important hot topics and new research such as the latest dietary guidelines and Nutrition Facts panel, a revised global hunger chapter (to incorporate more coverage of domestic issues, including sustainability and environmental impacts, food equity, politics, etc.), and updated science and source information make this one of the most current texts on the market today. Also available with MasteringNutritionTM This title is also available with MasteringNutrition-an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Interactive, self-paced tutorials provide individualized coaching to help students stay on track. With a wide range of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult concepts. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MasteringNutrition does not come packaged with this content. MyMathLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MasteringNutrition, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID.
Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MasteringNutrition, search for: 0134166000 / 9780134166001The Science of Nutrition plus MasteringNutrition with MyDietAnalysis with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: *0134175093 / 9780134175096 Science of Nutrition, The*0134323122 / 9780134323121 MasteringNutrition with MyDietAnalysis with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for The Science of Nutrition

Contents:

1. The Science of Nutrition 2. Designing a Healthful Diet 3. The Human Body 4. Carbohydrates 4.5. In Depth: Alcohol 5. Lipids 6. Proteins 7. Metabolism 7.5. In-Depth: Vitamins and Minerals 8. Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism 9. Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 10. Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function and Vision 10A. In-Depth: Phytochemicals 11. Nutrients Involved in Bone Health 12. Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity 13. Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight 13A. In-Depth: Disordered Eating 14. Nutrition and Physical Activity 15. Food Safety and Technology 16. Food Security, Equity, and the Environment 17. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life 18. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence 19. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: The Later Years