Nutrition and You

Blake, Joan Salge

ISBN 10: 0805354522 / ISBN 13: 9780805354522

Published by Benjamin Cummings, 2007

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Synopsis: Nutrition and You incorporates a personalized approach to readers' nutritional concerns and interests in a readable, engaging, and motivating style. The photos, illustrations, and text present each vitamin and mineral in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that appeal to readers' propensity for visual learning. This format enables readers to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance and in a consistent and easy-to-study format. What Is Nutrition? Tools for Healthy Eating, How The Body Uses the Food and Nutrients You Eat, Carbohydrates:  Sugars, Starches, and Fiber, Lipids:  Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols, Proteins and Amino Acids, Vitamins, Minerals and Water, Alcohol, Weight Management and Disordered Eating, Nutrition and Fitness, Food Safety and Technology, Eating throughout the Lifecycle: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Infants, Eating throughout the Lifecycle: Toddlers through Later Years, Hunger at Home and Abroad For all readers interested in a personal approach to nutrition.

About the Author: Joan Salge Blake (MS, RD, LDN) is a clinical assistant professor and dietetics internship director at Boston University's Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.  She is a member of the American Dietetic association and the Massachusetts Dietetic Association (MDA), has been a presenter and presiding officer at both the ADA Annual Meeting and the MDA Annual Convention, and has been named MDA's "Young Dietitian of the Year."  She is a recipient of the Whitney Powers Excellence in Teaching Award from Boston University.  In addition to teaching and writing, Joan has a private practice specializing in weight management and lifestyle.  She is a member of the ABC News Medical Expert Network and a contributor of articles to a variety of magazines.

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Title: Nutrition and You
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Publication Date: 2007
Book Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.