Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation (MindTap Course List) - Softcover

Brown, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1337557560 ISBN 13: 9781337557566

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2018

Synopsis

UNDERSTANDING FOOD: PRINCIPLES AND PREPARATION thoroughly explores the science of food through core material on food selection and evaluation, food safety and food chemistry. It is ideal for an undergraduate course that covers the basic elements of food preparation, food service and food science. Contemporary and comprehensive, the sixth edition of this best-selling text discusses classification, composition, selection, purchasing and storage for a range of traditional food items, and it explores various aspects of food service, including food preparation, meal planning, equipment, food preservation and government regulations. Updated to reflect the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, UNDERSTANDING FOOD: PRINCIPLES AND PREPARATION, 6th Edition, is now available with MindTap Nutrition, a digital teaching and learning platform that powers students from memorization to mastery.

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About the Author

Amy Christine Brown received her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 1986 in the field of Human Nutrition and Foods. She has been a college professor and a registered dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 1986. Dr. Brown currently teaches at the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences. Her research interests are in the area of bioactive plant substances beneficial to health and medical nutrition therapy. Some of the studies she has conducted include "Diet and Crohn's Disease," "Potentially Harmful Herbal Supplements," "Kava Beverage Consumption and the Effect on Liver Function Tests" and "The Effectiveness of Kukui Nut Oil in Treating Psoriasis." Selected research journal publications include: "Position of the American Dietetic Association: Functional Foods" ("Journal of the American Dietetic Association" ); "The Hawaii Diet: Ad Libitum High Carbohydrate, Low Fat Multi-Cultural Diet For the Reduction of Chronic Disease Risk Factors" ("Hawaii Medical Journal"); "Lupus Rrythematosus and Nutrition: A Review" ("Journal of Renal Nutrition"); "Dietary Survey of Hopi Elementary School Students" ("Journal of the American Dietetic Association"); "Serum Cholesterol Levels of Non-Diabetic and Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats" ("Artery"); "Infant Feeding Practices of Migrant Farm Laborers in Northern Colorado" ("Journal of the American Dietetic Association"); "Body Mass Index and Perceived Weight Status in Young Adults" ("Journal of Community Health"); "Dietary Intake and Body Composition of Mike Pigg―1988 Triathlete of the Year" ("Clinical Sports Medicine") and numerous newspaper nutrition columns.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1337557560
• ISBN 13: 9781337557566
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 704