Authors: Lori A. Smolin, Mary B. Grosvenor
ISBN-13: 9780470524749, ISBN-10: 047052474X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2010
Edition: 2nd Edition
Lori Smolin received her B.S. degree from Cornell University, where she studied human nutrition and food science. She received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Her doctoral research focused on B vitamins, homocysteine accumulation, and genetic defects in homocysteine metabolism. She completed postdoctoral training both at the Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, where she studied human obesity, and at the University of California at San Diego, where she studied genetic defects in amino acid metabolism. She has published in these areas in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Smolin is currently at the University of Connecticut, where she teaches both in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Courses she has taught include introductory nutrition, lifecycle nutrition, food preparation, nutritional biochemistry, general biochemistry, and introductory biology.
Mary Grosvenor received her B.A. degree in English from Georgetown University and her M.S. in Nutrition Sciences from the University of California at Davis. She is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who has worked in public health, clinical nutrition, and nutrition research as well as education. She teaches introductory nutrition at the community college level. She has published in peerreviewed journals in the areas of nutrition and cancer and methods of assessing dietary intake.
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1 | Nutrition: Everyday Choices | 1 |
2 | Applying the Science of Nutrition | 25 |
3 | The Human Body: From Meals to Molecules | 54 |
4 | Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fiber | 79 |
5 | Lipids: How Much of a Good Thing? | 113 |
6 | Protein: The Privileged Nutrient | 145 |
7 | Energy Balance and Weight Management | 176 |
8 | The Water-Soluble Vitamins | 216 |
9 | The Fat-Soluble Vitamins | 249 |
10 | The Internal Sea: Water and the Major Minerals | 270 |
11 | The Trace Minerals: Our Elemental Needs | 308 |
12 | Meeting Our Needs: Food, Fortified Foods, and Supplements | 335 |
13 | Fueling Fitness: Nutrition and Exercise | 361 |
14 | In the Beginning: Nutrition for Mothers and Infants | 394 |
15 | The Growing Years: Infancy to Adolescence | 426 |
16 | Nutrition and Aging: The Adult Years | 458 |
17 | How Safe Is Our Food Supply? | 483 |
18 | The Global View: Feeding the World | 516 |
App. A | Nutrient Composition of Foods | |
App. B | Standards for Body Size | |
App. C | Normal Blood Values of Nutritional Relevance | |
App. D | Sources of Information on Nutrition | |
App. E | Canadian Recommendations and Guidelines | |
App. F | Nutrient Intake Recommendations by the World Health Organization | |
App. G | U.S. Nutrition Recommendations | |
App. H | Ethnic Diet Planning Tools | |
App. I | Exchange Lists | |
App. J | Food Labeling Information | |
App. K | Energy Expenditure for Various Activities | |
App. L | Conversions and Calculations | |
App. M | Answers to Critical Thinking Exercises | |
Glossary | ||
Index |